basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
dishwashing; doing dishes
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
picking up trash; collecting garbage
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
surely; certainly; without doubt
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to put into effect; to put into practice
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
greatest mistake of one's life
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to remove; to move out of the way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to go out and away; to leave
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time