preparation; arrangements
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in person; personally; (do) oneself
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
setting a place; setting the table
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
bur (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes); burr
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
free time; time at leisure
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
on and after; from ... onward; since
return; relapse; recurrence
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
greeting; a fine thing to say
a long time ago; long ago
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir