preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to intend; to be sure that
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
dedication; presentation; consecration; offer (to a shrine)
monument at cemetery entrance
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
dusk; nightfall; twilight
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to do together; to share; to participate in
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter