character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
man; male; masculine gender
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
society; the world; the times
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
senior high school; high school
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
single word; a few words; brief comment
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to speak; to hear a voice
with a start; with a jump
workshop; studio; atelier
exhibition hall (room, area)