setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
perfect; just right; ideal
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
logically; from a logical point of view
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
to be embarrassed; to lose face
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
casting; cast-metal object
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
a few years ago; some years back
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue