preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to become empty; to be emptied
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't you think?; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
older brother and younger sister
together; at the same time; same; identical
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
woman; female; feminine gender
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
man; male; masculine gender
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
early on; earlier on; from early
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
in comparison to; rather than
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate