to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
digitization; digitalization
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
writing; composition; essay; sentence
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to be attacked by a disease
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
letter; missive; note; mail
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
disorder; disturbance; unrest
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
can't help; won't make much difference
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
variation; rogue (something)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
operation; functioning; running
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
hidden room; secret chamber
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful