good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
moderate; proper; just right
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
long (time that has passed); old (story)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
besides; in addition; also; moreover
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
LINE (instant messaging software)