preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
from here; from this place
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be sacked; to be dismissed
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
ten; 10; ten years of age
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(necessary) personnel; required person
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
again; once more; a second time
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)