to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
mountain river; mountain stream
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Kangxi Emperor (Qing Dynasty)
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
capillary vessel; capillary
to droop; to hang down; to weep
slightly early; just before
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
for a while; for some time; for a period
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
(paper) cord for tying the hair
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
(printing) block; woodcut