synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
on the occasion of; at the time of
perfect; complete; flawless
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
training; drill; practice; discipline
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
third day of the month; three days
incident; affair; happening; event
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect