to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
ingredient; component; composition
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to form a pair; to pair up
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to grow up; to become an adult
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
magazine; journal; periodical
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
observation; survey; watching
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
namely; that is (to say); in other words
contact; touch; contact lens
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing