to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
Ming (serif typeface); Minchō
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
contraception; birth control
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
pregnancy; conception; gestation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mixed race; mixed parentage
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
near; close by; within reach; familiar
patient; having a long fuse
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
entire world; whole world; world stage
meritocracy; merit system
tide; current; tendency; trend