good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to relax; to feel at home
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
curiosity; inquisitiveness
leaving everything up to someone else
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
news; word; tidings; omen
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
residence; housing; residential building
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase in value; to gain prestige
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
with these words; while saying
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness