preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
just one person; only one
in this way; thus; such; uh...
embodying; expressing concretely
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
reality; actuality; hard fact
collaboration; joint work
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
absolute amount; absolute quantity
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
scale; scope; plan; structure
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to bring; to take; to bring about
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
final; eventual; ultimate
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
bodily sensation; sense; experience
surroundings; environs; circumference