preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to press a question; to cross-examine
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
washing machine (laundry)
mail; postal matter; postal item
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
letter; missive; note; mail
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
direct mail; direct message
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
just past noon; afternoon
to have time free; to have time to spare
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to feel depressed; to be down
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
game arcade; video arcade
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
how many years; how long; what year
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess