to paint (draw) a picture
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
only; merely; but; no more than
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
at once; immediately; right now
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in that manner; like that
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(someone else's) daughter
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
quiver (of arrows; box-shaped)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
existence; possession; having; limited company
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
each (every) time; whenever