to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
local specialty; local special dish
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
at least; at most; (even) just
regional cuisine; local cuisine
this place; where one comes from; here
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period