at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
scattered; separated; dispersed
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
affectation; showiness; pretence
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
wide difference; a world of difference
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
blood relationship; blood relative
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to manage something successfully; to be successful
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
injured person; wounded person; casualty
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy