preparation; arrangements
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to be reflected in a mirror
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to thrust away; to send flying
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
another; different; something else
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind