simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
one more time; once more; once again
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
again (and again); once again; yet again
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
one more time; once more; once again
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes