regulation cap; school cap
to paint (draw) a picture
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
small grain; small stature or ability
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
artists' world; painting circles
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
author; writer; novelist; artist
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
subdivision (into small parts)
to play (a stringed instrument)
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
at once; there and then; immediately
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect