parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
alone; by oneself; on one's own
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
travel voucher; travel coupon
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
since; henceforth; ever since
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
name; given name; first name
nymph; nymph; nymph (artificial fly)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
why; how; for what reason
living room (Western style); sitting room
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)