preparatory phase; preparatory period
considerably; greatly; a lot
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sphere; circle; range; category
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
construction; establishment
president (of a society); chairman
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
donation; contribution; offering
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
very likely; very probable
house to house; door to door
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable