reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
as planned; according to plan
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
clear; precise; definite; distinct
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to discuss; to talk together
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
over-explanatory; overly expository; didactic; preachy
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
convenience; user-friendliness
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
running out of energy; running out of strength
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
messenger; envoy; emissary
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
Mike Johnson (1990s pitcher)
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
this sort of; this type of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough