beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
wide difference; a world of difference
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
(a place) within one's reach
to be smeared; to be covered
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
in deep black; in jet black
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
white; correction fluid; white-out
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically