from the beginning; from scratch
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about