one or two; a few; small number
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
beginner; newcomer; novice; new pupil; new disciple
process document; procedure manual
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
very interesting; of great interest
to well up; to burst; to arise
to stay (at); to stop (at)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
Hercules; Heracles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered