willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
after a long time; for the first time in a while
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
killing two birds with one stone
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
common people; ordinary people; masses
shop; small store; business; firm
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)