preliminary arrangements; spade work
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
guidance; leadership; leading the way
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
piece; fragment; one (object)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
busy; having no (free) time
to lean against; to set against
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
torii; Shinto shrine archway
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it