lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
class; heading; group; category
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to pen; to write; to draw
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
smoothly; easily; readily
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rest; break; recess; intermission
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reopening; resumption; restarting
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
depiction; description; portrayal
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
nice; likeable; desirable
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage