wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
hard worker; hardworking person
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
speech; expression; wording; language
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
spoken language; colloquial expression
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
otherwise; or else; if not
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
at work; in the midst of work; working
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
trying out a pen; test-writing
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
average; ordinary; normal
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)