preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
waste of time; killing time
legendary beast; magical beast
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
taste; liking; preference
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
beginning; outset; first; onset
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to set (sun); to become dark
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
had better ...; had better not ...
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to tear off; to strip; to rob
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to wash away; to rinse off
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)