better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to refuse; to decline; to deny
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
separate; scattered; apart
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
victim; injured party; sufferer
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
middle of the night; dead of night
business world; business circles; (the) industry
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
sales promotion; hard selling
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
dramatic role for child; child actor
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to become better; to improve
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
same; similar; (just) like; equal