beginning; outset; first; onset
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
honorific/polite/humble prefix
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to lie down; to throw oneself down