to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
victim; injured party; sufferer
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
continuously; throughout; in succession
training (esp. in-service); induction course
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
something like ...; something called ...
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fortune-telling; divination
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to collect; to assemble; to gather
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely