to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
anonymity; using an assumed name
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
indeed; really; truly; very much
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
coloured paper; colored paper
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
something; something or other; something something
to write music for a song; to set to music
production (e.g. play); direction
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to say no more; to sink into silence
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house