some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to become better; to improve
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to be busy at work; to work diligently
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book making (binding, publishing)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to get between; to be caught in
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name