fully prepared; all ready
east, west, south and north
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch