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
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
largest class; top category
same; similar; (just) like; equal
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
January; first month of the lunar calendar
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
place where one works; construction site; working area
author; writer; novelist; artist
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away