to become better; to improve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; volume; this; present; main; head
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be photographed; to be projected
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
even if; even though; however; no matter how
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
beginning; outset; first; onset