to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
close; intimate; on good terms
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
honorific/polite/humble prefix
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
image; figure; figure; form; image
considerably; greatly; a lot
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
contradiction; inconsistency
abusive language; violent language; wild words
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
instead; but (on the other hand)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
time; season; period; phase; stage
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
so; like this; in this way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose