in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
(written) contract; agreement
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
end of term; end of semester
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
example; exercise (for the reader)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
30th day of the month; 30 days
hundred days; lengthy time
25th day of the month; 25 days
20th day of the month; 20 days
7th day of the month; seven days
to rearrange; to resequence
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to be boiled; to be cooked