to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
written expert opinion; certificate of authenticity; written appraisal
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
SSS rank (esp. in video games)
cooking class; cookery school
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
no way to do; nothing can be done
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
festival merrymaking; revelry
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
just past noon; afternoon
to become frayed; to become loose
arbitration; intercession; mediation
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to temper thoroughly; to train well
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
flowers; beautiful; spectacular