preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
container for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer; jar
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
recommendation; referral; endorsement
good-natured; of good character
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
matter for great congratulation
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; (lit.) when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
yakuza group; (lit.) chivalrous organization
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to hide; to keep to oneself
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
independence; self-reliance
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
secondary; of secondary importance