betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unless (you do something)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
edict; public announcement
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
natto (fermented soybeans)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
in one's own way or style
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
drinking water; potable water
filtration; filtering; percolation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
river; stream; River; the ... river
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
charcoal; charred remains
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account