tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
carving; engraving; sculpture
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
manners; courtesy; etiquette
good-quality; superior in quality
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
construction; architecture (of buildings)
religious mission; religious proclamation
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
light blue; pale blue; aqua
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
repeatedly; several times; many times
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
relation; relative; kind; cordial
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
rather than; more ... than ...
resentment; indignation; anger
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hide; to keep to oneself
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to burst (open); to break; to split