pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to copy (down); to transcribe
copying in entirety (verbatim)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
word; term; language; speech
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
intelligence; intellect; brains
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
head; brains; intellect; understanding
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
Japanese history; history of Japan
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly