preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to become better; to improve
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
formal marriage interview
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
single-mother household; fatherless family
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
treating someone like a child
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
bank; banking institution
branch office; branch store
robbery; robbery case; burglary
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
flight; desertion; escape
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)