business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
complete recovery of health
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
to add; to write a postscript
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
meaningless; insignificance
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to quit one's job; to resign
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
at first; in the beginning; originally
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
information technology; IT
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
Japanese food; Japanese meal
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)