water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
gentle; mild; meek; tender
classical elegance; antiquity
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
future (usually near); prospects
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
mutual affection; mutual love
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)