same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
in the future; another day; later
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
first calligraphy of the year
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tool; implement; means; furniture
to move (house); to change residence
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
perfect; complete; flawless
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
now that you say that; now that you mention it
special; particular; peculiar; unique
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
changing clothes; change of clothes