bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
learning (a subject) for the first time; start of one's study
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
Machisu; Matisse; Matthies
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
jumping over (a hurdle); clearing (a fence); hurdling
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
(United States of) America; USA
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)