prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
time; hour; period; class
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
story; tale; talk; discussion
local specialty; special product (of a region)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
distant look; faraway look
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed