preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
even if nothing else; more than anything else
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
recovery; rescue; recapture
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
matter of time; question of time
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see