to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
prayer (for something); supplication
at work; in the midst of work; working
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
such; this sort of; like this
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to employ; to hire; to charter