so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
seeing one off; farewell; escort
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
matcha; powdered green tea
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
Japanese-style writing desk
womanly; ladylike; feminine
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to cut corners; to be shoddy
everything; anything; nothing
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
next term; next period; next version; next release
decision; settlement; definition
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
trouble; bother; annoyance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
rather; sooner; preferably
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost