writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to mix; to stir; to blend
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
light blue; pale blue; aqua
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
expression; presentation; representation; notation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
indicate reason; infers some protest
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
feeling; sense; impression
to turn towards; to point
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
the reverse; other side; lining
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)