lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you (plural); all of you; you all
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
I see; that's right; indeed
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
beginning; outset; first; onset
origin; source; beginning; starting point
people; citizens; subjects; folk
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering