majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
material (data) for one's research; research material
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this