basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
good person; virtuous person
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
talk; recital; narration; topic
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
study; research; investigation
level ground; horizon; field of view
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
distant look; faraway look
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
as far as the eye can see
charcoal; charred remains