laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to figure out; to get an idea
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
possible; likely; probable
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to order; to command; to appoint
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to help each other; to cooperate
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to lose one's way; to get lost
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)