preparation; arrangements
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
(religious) faith; belief; creed
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Unification Church (religious movement started by Reverend Sun Myung Moon)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
letting (someone) die without helping
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible