diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
creation; Creation (by God)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
society; the world; the times
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
serious wound; serious injury
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to order; to command; to appoint
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
to have an eye on; to zero in on
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)