at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
erotic manga; pornographic manga
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
go that far; to that extent
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
generation; the world; the age
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
bad influence; negative influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
one's own child; one's own children
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
family; members of a family
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
notice; attention; observation
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
with a friendly grin; smilingly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region