to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
river; stream; River; the ... river
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
participation; joining; entry
surname; family name; last name
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished