preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to be late; to be unpunctual
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to throw into; to toss into
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)