to be helpful; to be useful
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
quarrel; dispute; argument
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
question; inquiry; enquiry
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
you could say that; that might be so
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
February; second month of the lunar calendar
counter for books; volume
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)