to become better; to improve
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
entreaty; supplication; petition
countermeasure; counter-measure
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
little finger; pinky; little toe
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
social; societal; societary
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)