start; commencement; beginning; initiation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to have a talk; to tell a story
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
bragging; showing off; pride
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
general idea; concept; notion
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
farming; agriculture; cultivation
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
and then; and so; and; so then
vexing; irritating; impatient