practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to become better; to improve
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
order; sequence; procedure
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to finish reading; to read through
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
something wider than it is high; artwork with a horizontal aspect (e.g. scroll)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
personality; style; appearance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
even if ...; even supposing that ...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer