mail; postal matter; postal item
airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
boarder; boarding student
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
present; gift; to give a present or gift
it seems so; that's what it looks like
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to examine; to check; to inspect
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
kimono fabrics shop; draper
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
something; some kind of; for some reason
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
packing; crating; packaging
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam