first generation; founder
sovereign; ruler; head of state
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
unseasonable; out of season
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
preliminary investigation; preparation
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
traditional; conventional
literature; books (reference); document
to be muddy; to be slushy
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
head; lead; vanguard; first
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
just because; even if; even though
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
pride; boast; credit (to)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)