vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
having said that; on the other hand
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut work; one's first work
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to subsist; to keep on living
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
because of; owing to; due to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; place of work; workplace
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
at once; immediately; right now
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
beyond this point; from now on; after this