thinly painted; thinly lacquered
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
finish; end; completion; result
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes; kamishibai; storytelling with pictures
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
that's the way it is; such is life
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have one's horizons broadened
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
having high information content; informative
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner