to soothe; to calm; to pacify
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
meanwhile; in the meantime
reconciliation; make peace with
cotton gloves; working gloves
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
failure; mistake; blunder
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
mail; postal matter; postal item
to recall; to remember; to recollect
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
brown envelope; manila envelope
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)