beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
first meeting; first interview with
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
had better ...; had better not ...
wounded person; injured person
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to discuss; to talk together
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
villain; outlaw; assassin
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
wound suffered in a fight
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
reality; actuality; hard fact
to die; to lay down life's burden