basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
negotiations; discussions; connection
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in that manner; like that
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
indeed; really; truly; very much
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to hide; to keep to oneself
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
complexion; colour; color; blood red
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
simply; merely; only; solely
imagination; supposition; guess
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions