reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
one bow; one salute; one greeting
corridor; hallway; passageway
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
invitation; introduction; temptation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to have a meal; to take a meal
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
one's principles and position
that is to say; so that means
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
as many (people) as possible
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)