writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
tiger's howling; (fig.) being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")