one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
practice; practising; experience
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
every year; yearly; annually
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
good young man; agreeable youth
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough