garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
rather than; more ... than ...
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
time; hour; period; class
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
hard to get; hard to come by
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
distribution channel; channel of distribution
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully