to become better; to improve
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
two (long cylindrical things)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to look down over; to look down on
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
rather; better; instead; if anything
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
study; diligence; discount; reduction
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision