ameliorate, improve, better, upgrade

reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune

(Chinese character classification) compound indicatives

Kyūjitai form of 会意: (Chinese character classification) compound indicatives, as in 六書.

downstairs / the foot of the stairs

civilization/modernization (in accordance with Western standards)

to civilize/modernize (in accordance with Western standards)

drinking at a party

drink with others

to have a talk, to meet face-to-face with