better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
electricity; (electric) light
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
training; drill; practice; discipline
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
battlefield; battleground
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
sneaking a bite; snitching food
inaccurate; incorrect; inexact; imprecise
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to have a talk; to tell a story
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
that day; the very same day
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
as expected; as predicted
to take responsibility for; to take the blame for
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to express (in words); to confess
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
always having a comeback; fast-talking
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete