preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
decision; determination; resolution
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
honorific affix; honorific prefix
thought; consideration; thinking
editor (in publishing, etc.)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
alternately; by turns; one after the other
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
second edition; additional printing
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
it seems so; that's what it looks like
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
how; in what way; by what means
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol