mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
library; book collection; paperback book
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
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
curtain; hanging; bunting
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
and then; and so; and; so then
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
button (clothing); push-button
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
serious; grave; dignified; solemn