betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
royal capital; imperial capital
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
settlement; permanent residency
almost; roughly; approximately
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
furious facial expression
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk