(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
experiment; experimentation
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to peer into the darkness
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
root; joint; base; crotch
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
maker; builder; creator; farmer
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
one grade; first-class; primary
personality; character; individuality; personhood
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
work-in-progress; working state
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
street; quarter; district; area
right in the middle (of); midst; height
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
finely chiseled (features)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods