refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
packing; crating; packaging
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
arrival of goods; goods received
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
relation; connection; relevance
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
pupil; student; schoolchild
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
personal; individual; private
several times; a few times
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
near; close by; within reach; familiar
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together