noun:

• bowler hat; felt hat - obscure term

noun:

• casual felt hat (originally white) - From English "milky hat"
• Milky Hat (female singing group)

noun:

• response (felt in the hands); resistance
• reaction; response; effect

noun:

• Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; permanent marker - from Japanese brand name "Magic Ink"

adverb:

• rather; better

adjectival noun / noun:

• better; preferable

noun:

• better fortune

adjective:

• superior; better

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• soft Antonym: ハード

noun:

• software - abbreviation - IT term ➜ ソフトウエア
• soft hat; felt hat - abbreviation ➜ ソフト帽
• soft serve ice cream - abbreviation ➜ ソフトクリーム
• softball - abbreviation ➜ ソフトボール

noun:

• magic
• Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; permanent marker - abbreviation ➜ マジックインキ
• magic number - abbreviation - Sports term ➜ マジックナンバー

adverb:

• rather; better; instead

noun / ~する noun:

• changing for the better

noun / ~する noun:

• competition for better work

expression / ~よい adjective:

• had better ...; may as well ...

expression / ~よい adjective:

• had better do so ➜ 為る【する】・方がいい

noun / ~の noun:

• higher rank; better position

adjectival noun / noun:

• advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative ➜ 不利

expression:

• had better ...; may as well ...

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cultivate a better understanding

expression:

• had better; is advisable ➜ 方がよい

expression:

• prevention is better than cure - proverb

expression / adjective:

• had better ...; may as well ... ➜ するがいい

noun:

• good family; better-class home

expression:

• better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't [literal] - proverb

expression:

• better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't [literal] - proverb ➜ 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼