betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
until now; so far; up to the present
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning