to become better; to improve
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
one by one; one after another; successively
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
chicken bones; chicken carcass
method of bringing up; method of raising
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to overdo; to do too much
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
I see; that's right; indeed
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner