betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
accurate; correct; precise; exact
grasp; catch; understanding
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
source of worry; source of distress
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
I see; that's right; indeed
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
race (of people); type of person
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
imagination; supposition; guess
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's