to become better; to improve
well-bred; of good upbringing
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
preface; introduction; preamble
general public; the masses
state of mind; mentality; psychology
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
thorough; exhaustive; complete
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
script; libretto; scenario
script; screenplay; scenario
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
late at night; at a late hour
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast