inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
scenery; scene; landscape
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
foundation stone; cornerstone
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to spend time (on doing something)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)