death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
oblique line; forward slash
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
writing; composition; essay; sentence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
clear; precise; definite; distinct
letter; missive; note; mail
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
drawing blood; collecting blood
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)