study; diligence; discount; reduction
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
heir; inheritor; successor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
my husband; one's family; family member
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to say; to be called; to do
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining