reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to change (one's clothes)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
by myself; in person; by oneself
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
collar points; tip of a collar
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
good performance; good work; great success
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something