by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
demo tape; demonstration tape
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
how; in what way; by what means
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the way back; the way home; return trip
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
department store; department
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
the feel or performance of a pen
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
neighbourhood; neighborhood
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
letter; missive; note; mail
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
light; faint; pale; fleeting
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)