preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be erected; to be built
factory; plant; mill; workshop
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign