to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
cultural assets; cultural property
for example; for instance; e.g.
carving; engraving; sculpture
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
studying very hard; studying like mad
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
long time; several hours; long spell
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)