useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
while; during (the time when)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
being left out; being ostracized
all; entire; whole; altogether
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
insole; (shoe) insert; intermediate layer; rug; carpet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
alone; by oneself; on one's own
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
that; the matter in question
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
considerably; fairly; quite
beautification; glorification
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men