to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
fraudulent claim of product origin
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
senior high school student
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
expiration of term of office
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
real intention; true motive; true meaning
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line