preparatory phase; preparatory period
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
very; much; greatly; a lot of
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
kindergartener; preschooler
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
school building; schoolhouse
pupil; student; schoolchild
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to fold up; to fold into layers
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
folding; collapsible; telescopic
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be helpful; to be useful