truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
beginning; outset; first; onset
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
want to ... do something; would like to ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
build; physique; frame; constitution
general; popular; common; typical
level; standard; water level
lightly; easily; carelessly
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to look into; to peep into; to peer into