this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
henohenomoheji; seven hiragana characters grouped together to look like a face
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
like this; in this way; as you see
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
name; given name; first name
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
manners; courtesy; etiquette
at first; in the beginning; originally
condition; state (of health); appearance
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology