preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
completely; fully; entirely
don't you think?; indicates question
each house; every house; many houses
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to push away; to push aside; to shove
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to rise; to erect; to get up
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to be surprised; to be astonished