capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
master; masterhand; maestro
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
fertile; rich; productive
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
attendance; presence; appearance
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
indefinite postponement; putting on hold
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
technical skill; ability; capacity
animation; animated film; animated cartoon