mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
story; tale; talk; discussion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
whispering; murmuring; subdued
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
cooperation; collaboration
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
elevation; height above sea level
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
level ground; plain; flatland
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to be transparent; to show through
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)