better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
guardian; protector; patron; parent
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
what's what; heads or tails
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
correction; revision; amendment
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)