to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
account book; register; ledger
position; location; base; point; site
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
story; tale; talk; discussion
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
writing; composition; essay; sentence