to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
reputation; respectability
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
to move forward; to move on
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pregnancy; conception; gestation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
minimum; at the very least
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
sales; selling; marketing
trio; gang of three; threesome
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
it's been a long time; long time no see
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)