better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
had better ...; had better not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
1 kin (approx. 0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to jump up and down; to hop
baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); brewer's yeast
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once