to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
first calligraphy of the year
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
second-year student; biennial
junior high school student; middle school pupil
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
(writing, painting) brush
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing