unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
writing; composition; essay; sentence
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
great hurry; great haste; rush
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
homecoming; returning home
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
inattention; absent-mindedness
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
as; because; with; due to
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
contours of one's body; figure
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(the condition of) one's health
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
determination; resolution
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)