beginning; clue; starting point
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to choke; to have trouble breathing
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to turn completely into; to become completely
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
bad behavior; misbehavior
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to get strong; to gain strength
to lie down; to throw oneself down
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
scoundrel; rascal; villain
as hoped for; as expected
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)