to become better; to improve
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to push (something) against
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
port (left side of vessel)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
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
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in spite of; regardless of
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia