basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to take (be in) charge of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
just one person; only one
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
poor physical health; bad shape
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
fourth day of the month; four days
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to fall off; to tumble down
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless