if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to recall; to remember; to recollect
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
but; however; provided that
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to pass (of time); to elapse
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
form; method; system; formula
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
depiction; description; portrayal
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
even so; anyhow; at any rate
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style