contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
deep affection; dear; beloved
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be kind to; to treat kindly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
news of someone's death; obituary
all night long; all through the night
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
eruption; volcanic eruption
to run about; to rush about
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
one-by-one; separately; in detail
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
unnatural death; violent death
otherwise; or else; if not
interruption; suspension; break
even if not; even without