basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
left side; left-hand side
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
other side; opposite side; other party
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
special training; intensive training; crash course
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
taste; liking; preference
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
leaving everything up to someone else
well then ...; in that situation; in which case