with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
snake; serpent; large snake
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
flowering plant; flower; ornamental plant
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(one) letter; (one) character
refined and vulgar; classical and colloquial
all eyes; public attention
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
whole family; all the members of one's family
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
still (continuing); as ever; further
section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
autograph; one's own handwriting; personal note
difference; discrepancy; variation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown