preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
doing whatever one pleases
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
those (near the second person)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
variation in color (colour); having a different color
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)