close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
still; even now; to this day
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
racial or national characteristics
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
something; what; why; how
stale; hackneyed; cliched
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
artist who produces Western-style paintings
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
modern civilization; modern world
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
artists' world; painting circles
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly