preparation; provision; guarding
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; period; class
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes