practice writing with a brush; study; learning
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
modesty; humility; being humble
smiley (face made up of characters); emoticon
branch office; branch store
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
historic; historical; traditional
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
opinion; intention; thought
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
sixth day of the month; six days
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
in the end; at the end of the day
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
script; screenplay; scenario
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
to mind; to care; to worry
supreme; sublime; highest
to cast in a mold (mould)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
smuggling; contraband trade
to be dead; to be lifeless