to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
in the same manner as before; the same as always
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to get one's head around; to think about
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
sight (signs) of an aeroplane (airplane)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
news of someone's death; obituary
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
troublesome; annoying; complicated
otherwise; or else; if not
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
detailed; minute; articulate
explosion; rupture; break off
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
succession struggle; succession race
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)
(air) turbulence; turbulent air