scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
everywhere; all over; throughout
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
this world; this life; world of the living
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
living thing; organism; creature; biology
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
something like ...; something called ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be