improvement; amelioration
to get out of bed; to show a leg
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
keep up your strength; chin up!
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to brighten; to grow light
as; because; with; due to
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
opposite side; other side
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
but; however; provided that
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
performing without rehearsal
runway (fashion); catwalk; runway (aircraft)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
binoculars; field glasses