basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
carefree; free from worry
being startled; getting a shock
passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
no!; no no!; no, not at all
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(bank) balance; remainder
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
university student; college student
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)