retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
camera obscura; black box
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
outside world; physical world
scenery; scene; landscape
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pointing out; identification
origin; beginning; source; rise
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
(the artistic technique of) perspective
basic principle; fundamental principle
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
when; how soon; how long until
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out