better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession; we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have what we don't have
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
brown; light brown; tawny
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark