theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
defense; defence; protection
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
after school (at the end of the day)
feeding (animals); provisioning
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
almost every day; almost daily
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who