effect; efficacy; validity; potency
meanwhile; in the meantime
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
people; citizens; subjects; folk
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
fully armed; armed to the teeth
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach