rare; uncommon; not often seen
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 animated film)
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
reaching; attaining; arrival
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
reinforced concrete; remote control
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
both; both sides; both parties
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days