honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
go that far; to that extent
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
time; hour; period; class
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
while; during; while; although; all; both
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
than; from; out of; except; but; more
trying out a pen; test-writing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
considerably; greatly; a lot
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing