betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
use; utility; effect; benefit
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
deep inside; innermost place
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
secret information; intelligence
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
covert action; covert operations
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider