preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
office hours; business hours; working hours
night duty; night shift; night work
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to polish up; to shine up
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)