beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
leader; authority; mainstay
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tradition; legend; folklore
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride