series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
pure heart; naivete; innocence
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
percent; per cent; percentage
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
the world in general; society; convention
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
co-sleeping; sleeping together
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
tendency; trend; inclination
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
very much; very many; more and more
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
in a sense; in some way; to an extent