to become better; to improve
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
going to and fro; back and forth
remembrance; recollection; recognition
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
with a start; with a jump
standing on one's feet for a long time
timewasting; killing time
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
good impression; favorable impression
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to shake; to waver; to tremble
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
elder sister; effeminate man
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)