a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
notice of a change of address
postcard; memo; note; card
to call again; to call someone back
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
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
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
that year; same year; same age
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
leader of a charge; first to arrive
proposed site; site chosen
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
construction; architecture (of buildings)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir