casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to accept; to receive; to agree
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
stationery shop; a stationer
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
trying out a pen; test-writing
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
coherence; order; focus; point
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to dye; to colour; to color
directly under; falling perpendicularly
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
business hours; opening hours; office hours
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
body; body blow (in boxing)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP