preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
vacant house; unoccupied house
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to relax; to feel at home
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
story; tale; talk; discussion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
of course; certainly; naturally
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to manage something successfully; to be successful
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
new building; new construction
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still