transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
easy to read; legible; clear
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
division into equal parts; equal parts
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
near; nearby; not far off