writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
high mountain; alpine mountain
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
milling; grinding into flour
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
weather; fair weather; fine weather
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
somewhat far; fairly distant
momentum; amount of exercise
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
dull sound; muffled sound
to be relieved; to feel relieved