purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
religious painting; religious picture
history painting; painting of a historical, mythological or legendary event or figure
genre picture; painting depicting customs
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
embodying; expressing concretely
indirection; indirectness
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
coating (esp. lacquering)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fresco; mural; wall painting
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
Pilate (as in Pontius Pilate); Pilatus
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
venerable authority; elderly master
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)