long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
like this; this sort; this way
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly