online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
postage; carriage; shipping charge
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
handbook; instruction book; manual
all times and places; all ages and countries
new and old; incoming and outgoing
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
literature; books (reference); document
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to win the prize; to win the ring
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
voice quality; type of voice
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best