leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
tag-team match (pro wrestling)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
please; somehow or other; one way or another
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
being good at cooking; good cook
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)