work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
time required; time taken; necessary time
to cause someone to worry
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
number of times; frequency; count
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bygones; the past; past event
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
violent explosion; bursting
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to sink (into); to get depressed
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
a little; a bit; slightly