preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
very busy (person or thing)
newly appointed; inaugural
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
observation; survey; watching
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rather; sooner; preferably
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
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)
those (near the second person)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
maid; helper; help; assistance
pleased; obliged; appreciative
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
one thin flat object; one sheet
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
meanwhile; in the meantime