betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
box; box-shape; cube-type
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tall figure; high stature
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
a short while ago; already
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
snugly; cosily; compactly
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
an assortment; combination
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person