to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to jump upon (a moving object)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to glare at each other; to confront each other
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
outside of; not covered by
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to put one's hand on; to touch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so