betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pointing out; identification
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
nice; good; well-executed
two persons; two people; pair; couple
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
surely; certainly; without doubt
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point