sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
school district; school area
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
how; in what way; how about; questionable
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(writing, painting) brush
to govern; to manage; to subdue
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
wherein; therein; thereinto
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate