preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(another's) daughter; young lady
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
taste; liking; preference
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
difficult to ...; hard to ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
I see; that's right; indeed
instant; moment; for an instant
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
Japanese (people, language, style)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
woman; female; feminine gender
should; must; -able; probably; likely