to manage a state; to govern a country
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
painting (as a profession); being a painter; achievements as a painter; one's works
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
briefly drawn picture; haiku picture
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
practical; realistic; pragmatic
taste; liking; preference
sensitivity; susceptibility
the very best; excellent; superb
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
(how) many times; (how) often
silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
five (long cylindrical things)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
Kawahigashi Hekigotou (1873.2.26-1937.2.1)
sanctification; consecration
approval; license; licence; permission
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
stale; hackneyed; cliched
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional