betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be found; to be discovered
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
individual; one by one; separate; each
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
invisibly; secretly; privately
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk