beginning; outset; first; onset
drama; play; Chinese opera
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cave; cavern; den; grotto
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
on the occasion of; at the time of
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
although I say; although one might say; although called
not necessarily so; is not always true
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable