betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to be too late; to be too slow
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
pointing out; identification
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
the original; original copy; script
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to yell; to rant; to rave
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to order; to command; to appoint
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
reopening; resumption; restarting
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence