character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
research; study; investigation
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
name plate; name tag; label
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
just the other day; quite recently
honour; honor; glory; privilege
I see; that's right; indeed
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to learn something through hearing
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to think of; to come up with
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
you (plural); all of you; you all
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property