in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
question; inquiry; enquiry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
movie director; film director
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like