to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
technique; art; skill; move
refinement; elegance; grace
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
general; popular; common; typical
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be silent; to say nothing
signature and seal (on calligraphy, paintings, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
800,000; eight hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
school building; schoolhouse
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless