preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
in one's own way or style
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another thing; exception; special case
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
besides; in addition; also; moreover
story; tale; talk; discussion
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
pug nose; snub nose; upturned nose