improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to overdo; to do too much
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
to spend time (on doing something)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
secret; private; surreptitious
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
just above; right overhead
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to become possible; to become able to (do)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air