to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
overestimation; overvaluing
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
press corps; group of reporters
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
street; quarter; district; area
race track; course; express trail
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
some people; a few people; several people
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to slap; to strike; to spank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
warp; curvature; curve; arch
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the ways of the world; human nature
notes; comment; remark; annotation