sender; consignor; remitter
letter; missive; note; mail
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
white (complexion); fair-skinned
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
resentment; indignation; anger
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
in advance; beforehand; previously
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
goodness; excellence; virtue
and so; therefore; for that reason
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
outsider; someone outside of a group
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
world; society; people; the public