膳立て

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 膳立て(ぜんだて) means arranging conditions or procedures in advance so that something can proceed.
• Basic usage: It is used for preparations that make a meeting or negotiation possible.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Taking on the arrangements
  • すべて引き受けてくれた means that someone took on all the arrangements for the speaker's side.
  • くれた presents the action as benefiting the speaker or their side.
• Not relying on others' arrangements
  • 周囲の膳立てに頼らず means without relying on arrangements made by those around the person.