to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tone (of voice); manner of talking
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
business; trade; operations; sales
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in one's own way or style
time; hour; period; class
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
registration; accession; register; entry; record
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
for example; for instance; e.g.
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
writing on someone's behalf
to entrust; to leave to a person
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
smoothly; easily; readily
complete set; all; everything
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent