preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
siblings; brothers and sisters
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
research publication; scholarly publication
even though; despite; when
thorough; exhaustive; complete
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be itching to put one's skills to use
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
whistle (sound made with the lips)
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
special award; special prize
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
that's a different matter; that's a different story