to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
technology; technique; technical
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
heading; headline; index; headword
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
first meeting; first interview with
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to lean against; to set against
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to