reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to detain; to check; to restrain
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
appointment; rendezvous; date
final; eventual; ultimate
that; the matter in question
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
beginning; outset; first; onset
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie