still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
school rules; school regulations
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
sincere; honest; faithful
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
originally; by nature; from the start
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
really; truly; indeed; good grief
light music; popular music
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
production (e.g. play); direction
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
image; figure; figure; form; image
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
living room (Japanese-style)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)