preliminary arrangements; spade work
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
creation; generation; formation; derivation
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
literally; to the letter; literal
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
genuine article; real thing; real deal
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to spend time (on doing something)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart