to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
act of mercy; helping another person
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
many; much; plenty; hardly
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to have an idea; to have a clue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
jewel; precious stone; gem
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
main force; brute force; strong-arm
to capture; to seize; to plunder
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants