distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
drawing; painting; picture
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
thousand years; very long period; forever
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
creation; Creation (by God)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
art of drawing and painting
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to begin; to set about; to start
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
this (very thing); this precisely
the bottom of one's heart
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding