diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
residing; living; dwelling
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
writing (e.g. as a profession)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
multiplication table; times table
February; second month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)