to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to accept; to receive; to agree
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to rock; to shake; to swing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to concern; to be related
either way; in any case; one way or another
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
very likely; very probable
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the place for; the time for; the level of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt