hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
way of speaking; intimation
pride; boast; credit (to)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
one's own child; one's own children
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
backing paper; back paper; backing sheet; paper printed or used on one side; reverse side of paper printed on one side
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sticky paper slip; sticky note
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
area; region; district; locality
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
my husband; one's family; family member
arrogant; haughty; insolent
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
choices; alternatives; options