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
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to care for someone; to look after someone
such ... as; or some such
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
craving; longing; thirsting
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor