collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
library; book collection; paperback book
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to accept; to receive; to agree
the same generation; coeval
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to begin; to set about; to start
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable