amusement; fun; brief entertainment
direct unforked road; straight path
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be tired of looking at
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to take; to catch; to capture
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
standing; reserve; always having ready
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
piece of cake; a walk in the park
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
no loss or gain; coming out even
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to lose sight of; to miss
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued