original picture; key frame; key animation
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
very much; very many; more and more
to paint (draw) a picture
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
planning; project; plan; design
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
progress; advance; improvement; development
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long distance relationship
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
trio; gang of three; threesome
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
going up and down; rising and falling
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
this and that; various things
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding