handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
like a decent person; human
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
about when; about what time; how soon
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to do together; to share; to participate in
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
companion; company; tritagonist
two persons; two people; pair; couple