to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
long time; long interval; for quite some time
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
port city; harbor city; harbour city
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
entry; going into; approach
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
to repeat; to do over again
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to be found; to be discovered
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
person who has rendered distinguished service
nothing but; none other than