whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to bear fruit; to take effect
keep up your strength; chin up!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
health; healthy; sound; fit
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be needed; to be wanted
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago