greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
footwear; footgear; shoes
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bring back; to restore
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
decorative plate; palette; pallet
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
inner wall (e.g. cave); inner rockface (mountain valley, etc.)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
drama; theatre; theater; play
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate