preliminary arrangements; spade work
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
all you want; as much as one wants
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
apple; Apple (computer company)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
even though; despite; when
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
retort; back talk; backchat
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
when it becomes; when it comes to
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to prevent; to take precautions