portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
curious; strange; unusual
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
tail (animal); tail end; tip
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
capital; funds; seed money; asset
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
drawing ability; skill at art
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
high; noble; refined; advanced
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
student (esp. a university student)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)