preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Umaibo (small, puffed, cylindrical corn snack) (trademark)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
surely; certainly; without doubt
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to add (e.g. a postscript)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)