to lean against; to set against
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
measurement round the hips
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
prayer (for something); supplication
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to mix; to stir; to blend
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to mix; to blend; to combine
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
waist; waistline; waist measurement
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
painter; artist; illustrator
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to resound; to echo; to reverberate