surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
fast-talking; rapid talking
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
15th day of the 8th lunar month
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
powder snow; powdery snow
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
household economy; family finances
writing; composition; essay; sentence
when it comes to ...; as for ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
end; close; conclusion; termination
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding