writing (e.g. as a profession)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
sensitivity; susceptibility
to be impressed; to greatly admire
personal; individual; private
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
please; somehow or other; one way or another
vitality; (one's) life force
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous; lucky
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
fishing industry; fishery
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
water's edge; beach; foreshore
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding