to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
scholarly principle; scientific principle
a long time ago; long ago
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
use; utilization; utilisation; application
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
first principles; first principle
(semiconductor) foundry; fab; semiconductor fabrication plant
celebration; congratulation
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
public announcement; official notice
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
not limited to; not just ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on