preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
in (the proper) order; in (the correct) sequence
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
waste of time; killing time
use; utilization; utilisation; application
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
a help; an aid; some assistance
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
outline; summary; argument
each (every) time; whenever
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
professor; teaching; instruction
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
watch store; watch dealer