preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
training; education; development; cultivation
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
people; citizens; subjects; folk
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ago; since; before; previous
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
source of worry; source of distress
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be surprised; to be astonished
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete