to become better; to improve
opposite side; opposition
student (esp. a university student)
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
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
health; healthy; sound; fit
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
useless; no good; hopeless
married woman; another's wife
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
master; masterhand; maestro
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
silence (not speaking); muteness
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
second (unit of time); arc second