to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
economical; efficient; lean; compact
something small; something petty; trifle
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to put one's strength into
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
periodic medical check-up (examination)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
physical law; laws of physics
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
data collection; data acquisition