picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
lately; recently; nowadays
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
agricultural community; farm village; rural
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
by all means; by all costs
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
unconditional command; must-obey order
military personnel; soldier
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
principal occupation; core business
example; illustration; precedent
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least