to become better; to improve
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
expression of love; showing love
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
while; during; while; although; all; both
cooperation; collaboration
alone; by oneself; on one's own
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rush over; to run up to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
priority; order of precedence
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)