so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
suddenly; all of a sudden
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
than; other than; except; but
-less; lacking; non-existing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
time; moment; time of death; last moment; (arch.) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot