art of drawing and painting
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
premature joy; short-lived elation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to get late; to advance; to wear on
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
Strategic lawsuit against public participation
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
doing as one pleases; following one's nose
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; dragonfly (esp. a large one)
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill