work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
feel (of a material); texture
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
region; limits; stage; level
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
influence (on someone); inspiration
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
official in charge; person in charge
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
inexpert or untrained eyes
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far