betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
two times; twice; two degrees
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
your body; your health; yourself; you
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
item; something that one "just has to have"
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
level; standard; water level
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box