from the beginning; from scratch
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
still; even now; to this day
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
coincident with; while; simultaneously
addition; adding; supplement
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
complete recovery of health
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
being too late; losing one's final chance