profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
index finger; forefinger; second toe
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
very young; little; childish; immature
is something that; is that which
small type or handwriting
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mountain river; mountain stream
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
tip of a brush or pen; (force of a) writing style
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
must-see; not to be missed; a must