one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
family; members of a family
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
private person; individual
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to subsist; to keep on living
to accept; to receive; to agree
such; like that; that sort of; very
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fine weather; fair weather
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next; following; subsequent; stage; station