preparatory phase; preparatory period
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
patterns of thinking; train of thought
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
nausea; sickness in the stomach
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
sense of smell; olfaction
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
lack of information; data deficiency
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
if you do this; if this is the case
down to earth; reasonable
same generation; one's generation
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely