long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
doing whatever one pleases
don't you think?; indicates question
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
this is why; this means; it is the case that
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
to find fault with; to question
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
compilation; editing; recording
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
aforementioned (statement); preceding; at right
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
having said that; be that as it may
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
material; substance; matter
embodiment; realization; materialization
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service