preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
unfortunately; regrettably
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
daily necessities; everyday item
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
human; human-like; as a person
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
way; method; means; resource; course
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one