setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
next term; next period; next version; next release
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to look away; to avert one's eyes
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
girls' or women's division or section
bravery; courage; heroism
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
late at night; at a late hour
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned