to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
meaning; significance; sense
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
useless; vain; aimless; idle
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
since when; from when; how long
official announcement; proclamation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one by one; in detail; minutely
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
homeroom; form room; form class
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher