laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
interruption; interference; butting in
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
detour; circumvention; turning movement
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
"it was all a dream"-ending
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
those (near the second person)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
store; reserve; stock; savings
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
willpower; energy; vitality
to wash away; to rinse off
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
dullard; indecisive person
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of