Vocabulary

terminal; final

to find resolution; to be settled; to be agreed on; to be completed

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved

appearance; look

loitering on the way

private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

inorganic matter; inorganic substance

inanimate object

shameless

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

rarely; seldom

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

to tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled

memory; ability to learn

cannot be helped; unavoidable

teacup

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

to choose; to select; to pick out

presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

comparatively

endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly

easily

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

secret; private; surreptitious

makeshift

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

year-end gift

holiday; day off; absence

the very thing; itself

tissue paper; toilet paper

thank you very much

to let (something or someone) go past

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

wrong; not good; of no use