handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
marital relationship; marital relations
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
writing vertically; vertical writing
prescribed form (of writing); format
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be opposite; to face each other
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of