betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
health; healthy; sound; fit
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
since when; from when; how long
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
remaining silent; keeping secret
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the other day; a few days ago
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to book a seat; to take a seat
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander