deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
performing without rehearsal
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
regret; repentance; remorse
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to speak; to hear a voice
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
beginning; clue; starting point
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
letter by letter; character by character
in the following manner; as follows
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)