black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to attempt; to test; to try out
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen