from the beginning; from scratch
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; language of the Han people; Chinese
coherence; order; focus; point
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
literal translation; direct translation
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to change (one's clothes)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence