better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
stifled (laughter); simmering
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
estimate (of costs); budget
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
hard (life); tough (world)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become empty; to be emptied
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
preparation; arrangements
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly