preparation; arrangements
multicolumn layout; column setting
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
twist (dance); twist (movement); spin
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
Ōoka Echizen (televised period drama; 1970-1999)
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to slide down; to slip down
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
vehement objection; bitter opposition
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles