retort; back talk; backchat
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
day of month; counter for days
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to make a list; to enumerate
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
normal duties; (one's) regular work
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to breathe while sleeping
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)