(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
another thing; other things; another man's property
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
giving up; quitting; surrendering
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to be transparent; to show through
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
January; first month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
occurrence; happening; incident; event
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to be bony; to be angular
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant