letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
older sister; elder sister
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
security guard; doorkeeper
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
difference; variation; difference
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
great physical power; animal strength
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
welcome!; nice to see you!
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath