equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to await; to wait for; to expect
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
empress (consort); queen (consort)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to be contrary to one's expectations
acting ability; talent as a performer
to give the stamp of approval
imitation Japanese vellum
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
cartoon-character costume
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
reinforcement; strengthening
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
to erase all trace of something