dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
both hands; both arms; ten
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
is that so?; I see; right; oh
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to get hungry; to become hungry
no, not like that (but like this)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely