preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
custom; habit; customary practice
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
in that manner; like that
long time; long interval; for quite some time
remains; corpse; (dead) body
when it becomes; when it comes to
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
suffix for familiar person
a little bit; a little while
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to sniff out; to get wind of
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent