preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
canned tuna (from sea chicken, orig. a brand name)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
briskly with small steps; trotting
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to rush over; to run up to
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
had better ...; had better not ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in that way; thus; so; so?