to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
dullard; indecisive person
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
phrase; phrase; strawberry
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
usually; ordinarily; in the past
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
friction; discord; strife
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
high rating; good reputation
to grab hold of; to catch
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
attendance; presence; appearance
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)