unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stick it out (until the end)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
physical education; PE; gym (class)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
lately; recently; nowadays
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
temporary license; temporary licence
initiation into an art or discipline
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
how; in what way; by what means