for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
at the last moment; this late in the game
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
letter; missive; note; mail
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
(writing, painting) brush
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
jumping about; rampancy; domination
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
personal; individual; private
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
operation; functioning; running
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
development; exploitation
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri