preparation; provision; guarding
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
source of river; fountainhead
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
just because; even if; even though
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
invitation; introduction; temptation
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere