sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing
charming look; fascinating figure
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
virtuous woman; faithful wife
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
Unkei (Buddhist sculptor) (1148-1224)
cloud formation; cloud-shaped
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
condensed milk; Soviet Union
fish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)
Su Shi (Chinese writer, 1036-1101 CE)
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
person of letters; literary person
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
want to ... do something; would like to ...
solid; substantial; substantive
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
environment; circumstance
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless