grey wall covering material (gray)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
position; location; base; point; site
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
construction; architecture (of buildings)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
images drawn or painted on fusuma
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
paste; glue; clothing starch
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan