to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
note (letter) left behind; will
children's story; fairy tale
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
retort; back talk; backchat
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
Yi script (used to write the Yi languages)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
day of month; counter for days
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
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
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial