preparation;  arrangements;  getting ready;  provision;  setup;  reserving
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 to summon;  to call (e.g. phone);  to convene;  to invoke (e.g. subroutine);  to call;  to open (e.g. a file)
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 hello (e.g. on phone);  excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 society;  the world;  the times
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 to take (someone) with one;  to bring along;  to go with;  to be accompanied by
 to repeat;  to do something over again
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 living;  life (one's daily existence);  livelihood
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus);  domestic chicken;  chicken meat
 singing voice;  (sound of) singing
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 railway track;  railway line;  railroad;  railway;  track;  line
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 speaking voice;  talking voice
 everything;  all;  the whole;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 monaural;  monophonic;  mono
 tear;  tears;  lachrymal secretion;  sympathy
 to spill;  to fall out of;  to peek through;  to become visible (although normally not);  to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
 to bloom;  to flower;  to blossom;  to open
 flower;  blossom;  cherry blossom;  beauty;  blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms);  ikebana;  hanafuda
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 to flip;  to snap;  to repel;  to use (an abacus);  to calculate;  to strum
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 every day;  daily;  day after day;  days (e.g. good old days)
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 point;  tip;  head (of a line);  front;  first;  before;  (the way) ahead
 to stop up;  to close up;  to stand in the way;  to obstruct;  to occupy;  to fill up
 shadow;  silhouette;  reflection;  image;  ominous sign;  light (stars, moon)
 rain;  rainy day;  rainy weather;  the November suit (in hanafuda)
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 song;  singing;  classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka);  modern poetry