mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
healthy; sound; wholesome
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
hello; good day; good afternoon
welcome!; nice to see you!
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
maid; helper; help; assistance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to come to one's senses; to calm down
please; somehow or other; one way or another
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
in that way; like that; that way
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
public corporation; public housing
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
reader; (website) visitor