jpdb beta

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

3

fan letter; fan mail

3

address; destination

3

mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items

3

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

3

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

3

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

3

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

3

Hobby Japan

3

library; book collection; paperback book

3

editorial department

3

holiday; day off

7

literally; self-explanatorily

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

fifth day of the month; five days

1

mind and body

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

5

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

3

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

2

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

13

relaxation; recreation; recess

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

1

valley

1

casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back

1

student (esp. a university student)

7

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

2

seven o'clock

3

study; pursuit of knowledge

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

to work hard; to work diligently

1

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

3

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

2

huge mound; heap; pile

1

being very busy; busyness

1

adult; grown-up

8

purposeless; aimless

4

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

1

Saturday

1

five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month

1

as is usual with; in common with

1

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

fast food

2

store; shop; restaurant

2

breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer

1