encouragement; incentive; stimulus
periodic; regular; routine
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
how; in what way; how about
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to publish a book; to put out a book
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how many years; how long; what year
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
such; like that; that sort of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
settlement; solution; resolution
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
social networking service; SNS; social media
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to have the privilege of doing
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly