to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting