to read aloud; to read to someone
fresco; mural; wall painting
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
restoration; repair; mending
art of war; strategy; tactics
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
in that way; like that; that way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
residence; living (at, in); abode
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor