betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sidewalk café; footpath café
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
space (room, area, outer space)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
people; men and women; each person; everybody
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the other day; lately; recently
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be silent; to say nothing
to state; to express; to mention
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
although I say; although one might say; although called
simply; merely; only; solely
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more