preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...