Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
(drawn) line; line in a drawing
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
narrow; cramped; small-sized
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
common reed (Phragmites australis)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
compound sentence; sentenced formed of two independent clauses; important cultural property; important cultural asset
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
practice; practising; training; discipline
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
head; brains; intellect; understanding
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
Tosa school of Japanese painting (Muromachi-late Edo period)
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to take (all of) into consideration
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
long (time); protracted; prolonged