beginning; outset; first; onset
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
in the meanwhile; during the time
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
outside world; physical world
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
family-oriented; familial
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to settle (in a place); to settle down
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
restraint; restriction; control; check
direct descent; direct line
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hills and fields; hill and dale
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
hokora; small wayside shrine
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)