to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to be photographed; to be projected
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
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.)
in the same way as; just like
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be conspicuous; to stand out
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
chance; opportunity; occasion
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
how; in what way; how about
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
hiding one's embarrassment