writing something on commission; newly written text
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
pieces; scraps; disconnected
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
seven (long cylindrical things)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
book; volume; this; present; main; head
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
such; like that; that sort of; very
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state