but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to mark with a dot (point)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
that's the way it is; such is life
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to recall; to remember; to recollect
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
(another's) daughter; young lady
suffix for familiar person
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
number one; first; best; most; game; round
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)