to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
last night; yesterday evening
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to have a talk; to tell a story
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
business trip; official trip
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
settlement; payment of account
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out