innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
serious; not joking; straight
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
Japanese person; Japanese people
that's the way it is; such is life