common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
letter; missive; note; mail
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
information; experience; knowledge; observation
indeed; really; truly; very much
discovery; detection; finding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
first meeting; first interview with
Maris; Marris; Mullis; Marisu
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
narrow; thin (sized); slender
forced laugh; forced smile
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
clearly; distinctly; vividly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
trembling from fear; trembling all over