at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
reason; cause; circumstances
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
virile; tough; masculine; intense
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
instant; moment; for an instant
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage