so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to complain; to make a complaint
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
respect and affection; love and respect
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
individual match; single game
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
successive generations; successive emperors
derailment; digression; deviation
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
one's own handwriting; autograph
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
at that time; in those days
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to tear up and throw away
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity