beginning; outset; first; onset
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
genius; prodigy; natural gift
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
last ray of hope; only hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
from the beginning; from scratch
study; diligence; discount; reduction
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
of course; certainly; naturally
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
battlefield; battleground
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers