(starting) from nothing; from scratch
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
the five Ws and one H (who, what, when, where, why and how); 5W1H
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
new line; new paragraph; newline; line break; line feed
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback