first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ongoing; in progress; afoot
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
spare time; free time; leisure time
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
help; assistance; service
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sunlight filtering through trees
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
forcibly; by force; against one's will
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
while alive; during one's lifetime
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
contract; compact; agreement
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy