improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
counter for books; volume
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
brand-new article; new item
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the way back; the way home; return trip
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?