preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
probability; likelihood; chances
drinking party; get-together
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
to smash down; to beat in
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
door; gate; opening; title page
suspicious character (person, figure)
schoolgirl; female student
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
chair; stool; post; office; position
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on