song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
millet grain; something extremely tiny
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to paint (draw) a picture
painter (of buildings, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
disinheritance; disowning
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
open; public; official; overt
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to