writing something on commission; newly written text
headquarters; head office; main office
due to the fact that; because of
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
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top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to pile up; to accumulate
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
ceremony; celebration; law code
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
curtain; hanging; bunting
after that; afterwards; thereafter
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
tentative plan; draft plan
to line up points in a speech
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
unique; individual; original; unusual
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all