better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
supply; supplying; replenishment
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
that day; the very same day
considerably; greatly; a lot
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
heart; guts; nerve; central part
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around