to become better; to improve
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
those (near the second person)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
since when; from when; how long
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
way of speaking; intimation
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
grave maintenance; grave keeper
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)