he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
made in Japan; Japanese-made
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
fixed date; settlement date
penalty for contract breach
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
now that you say that; now that you mention it