promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
manuscript; version; draft
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
one room apartment; studio apartment
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)