to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
conviction; belief; confidence
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to find out; to discover; to locate
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
one's share; one's portion
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
ago; since; before; previous
book; volume; this; present; main; head
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
selection; choice; option
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
house; dwelling; human habitation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
housing district; residential district
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become calm; to die down
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre