noun:

• moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.) ➜ 物質文化

noun / ~の noun:

• becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)

noun:

• secret techniques; inner mysteries; esoterica; hidden purpose; quintessence (of art, skill)

noun / ~する noun:

• understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

noun:

• secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• gallery; corridor ➜ 廊下・回廊
• art gallery
• upper gallery (in a theatre) ➜ 天井桟敷
• spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate ➜ 荒む
• to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

godan ~ぶ verb / auxiliary verb / intransitive verb:

• to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe - usu. after -masu stem

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around ［遊ぶ］ - archaism

~の noun / noun:

• modern; up-to-date - From French "nouveau"

noun:

• art nouveau - abbreviation ➜ アールヌーボー

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery; mysterious - onomatopoeia ➜ ぬうっと・ぼうっと

noun:

• living; life
• judo art of resuscitation ➜ 活を入れる

suffix:

• action; activity - abbreviation ➜ 活動

noun:

• Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE) - honorific language
• The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC) ➜ 孫子の兵法
• Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)

noun / ~する noun:

• collecting; accumulating; gathering
• collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
• garbage collection; waste collection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate
• to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

godan ~む verb / auxiliary verb / intransitive verb:

• to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe - usu. after -masu stem

noun / ~する noun:

• (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior)
• one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.)
• trial service (of a servant)

noun:

• policeman; official in charge of imprisoning offenders - archaism
• art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands - Martial Arts term

noun:

• subject matter of a painting
• art supplies; art materials

noun:

• lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan
• kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting

noun:

• hourglass-shaped object
• sarugaku performance art using such an object ➜ 散楽

noun:

• literature
• the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

noun:

• seller; selling side ➜ 買い方
• method of selling; art of selling ➜ 買い方

noun:

• small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth)
• unimportant painting; trivial work of art

noun:

• subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust - obscure term
• (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

~の noun / noun:

• first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading
• characteristic; peculiar; unique

noun:

• school (e.g. of a performance art)
• one flag; one banner; one streamer - also written as 一旒

noun:

• platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit
• (ceremonial) mound

suffix noun:

• world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles

noun:

• mandala - archaism

noun:

• crop conditions
• quality (of art)

noun:

• lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch ➜ 青春群像
• sculptured group (art)