at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
youthful; young; young-looking
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
immoral; illicit; unethical
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
summer vacation; summer holiday
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
cake or snack served with tea
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
ardent; passionate; vehement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine