from the beginning; from scratch
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to have an eye on; to zero in on
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
presentation techniques; way of showing something
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
half-term; half-time; half period
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
reopening after renovation
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
air conditioning; air cooling
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to lean against; to set against