good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
bodily sensation; sense; experience
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to refer to; to use as reference
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
from the beginning; from scratch
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education