preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
of course; certainly; naturally
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine
outside telephone line; outer circle
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
summer vacation; summer holidays
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
world; society; people; the public
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
chair; stool; post; office; position
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
business use; business purposes
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)