to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pending question; unresolved problem
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
normal practice; proper practice
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
manly; masculine; like a man
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
simply; merely; only; solely
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
although I say; although one might say; although called
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
make no progress; remain unsettled
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since