preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
indicate reason; infers some protest
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
such ... as; or some such
a step; short distance; short time
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to change completely; to change suddenly
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
snake; serpent; large snake
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one-by-one; separately; in detail
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
proposal; proposition; suggestion
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it