teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
library; book collection; paperback book
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
comic book version; comic book edition
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
button (clothing); push-button
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
Silver Week (any long string of Japanese public holidays other than Golden Week)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
modular bath; prefabricated bath