mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Okayama (city, prefecture)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
university graduate; having graduated from university
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
notice; attention; observation
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage