enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
curious; strange; unusual
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
that is to say; so that means
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
pointing out; identification
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to join together; to combine; to join up
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
nice; likeable; desirable
in that way; like that; that way
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
in the end; at the end of the day
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
although I say; although one might say; although called