Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
articles; supplies; parts
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
with curious eyes; curiously
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
tool; implement; means; furniture
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
female high-school student
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
those (near the second person)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
physical education; PE; gym (class)