coating (esp. lacquering)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fresco; mural; wall painting
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
Pilate (as in Pontius Pilate); Pilatus
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
venerable authority; elderly master
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability
guardian; protector; patron; parent