writing; composition; essay; sentence
article; news story; report; account
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
negotiations; discussions; connection
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
interested person; volunteer; supporter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
to be conspicuous; to stand out