to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to collect; to assemble; to gather
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; in what manner
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
drawing ability; skill at art
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
myself; yourself; I; me; you
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rather; better; instead; if anything