Staal; Stael; Stahl; Starr
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
parting; separation; farewell
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
complicated and mysterious
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
journey; route of a journey
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
world; society; people; the public
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
reality; actuality; hard fact
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency