author (usu. of a particular book); writer
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be helpful; to be useful
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tradition; legend; folklore
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
being somewhat excited (agitated)