considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
postcard; memo; note; card
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
very; greatly; exceedingly
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
colour; color; hue; tints
to feel; to sense; to experience
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
woman; lady; adult female
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fixed; obvious; commonplace
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
practice; practising; training; study
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity