to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
effect; result; worth; use; avail
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
temporary sewing; basting
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(another's) daughter; young lady
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ultimate; final; last; eventual
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be able to manage somehow or another
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment