look here; I'll tell you what
imitating; copying; mimicking
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
isn't it; right?; you know?
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
smelting furnace; blast furnace
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
B class; B grade; second rate
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
each (every) time; whenever
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
how; in what way; in what manner
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
atelier; studio; workshop
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours