better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to search for; to seek for; to look for
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
each (every) time; whenever
being a good listener; good listener
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
Georgia (country); Georgia (US state)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be embarrassed for a reply
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to summon courage; to be brave
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
cartoon-character costume
bereavement; separation by death; loss
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
in the end; after all is said and done
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)