degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
every year; yearly; annually
school festival; campus festival
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
novel; original; new; innovative
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
younger people; future generations
problematic statement; controversial remark
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
right (to do something); authority; power
struggle (for); scramble; contest
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to discuss; to talk together
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
for this very reason; that is exactly why