visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
winter; winter season; winter moon
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
incompetent; have no merit
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
businessman; industrialist
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to yell; to rant; to rave
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
family-oriented; familial
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
settlement; conclusion; summary
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
pure heart; naivete; innocence
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
transcendence; excellence; superiority