preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
dealing with; coping with
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(giving) instruction; initiation
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to stop walking; to pause
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
troublesome; annoying; complicated
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
forgetting; lapse of memory
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
either way; in any case; one way or another
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)