handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
notes; comment; remark; annotation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in one's own way or style
I see; that's right; indeed
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
leather-bound; leather binding
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
for example; for instance; e.g.
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cost of one's food; one's board
rather; better; instead; if anything
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation