preface; introduction; preamble
just a handful; only a small number (of)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to commit a crime; to do evil
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
mountain road; mountain trail
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
river; stream; River; the ... river
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
you (plural); all of you; you all
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to begin; to set about; to start
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out