improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) even once; (not) ever
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
after that (a substantive change occurred)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable