first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
beginning; outset; first; onset
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
daytime; noon; broad daylight
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to die out; to become extinct
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stop walking; to pause
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to sniff out; to get wind of
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky