first meeting; first interview with
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
family; members of a family
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
common people; ordinary people; masses
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
hokora; small wayside shrine
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(religious) faith; belief; creed
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
war; fighting; fierce competition
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment