at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
moment by moment; hour by hour
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
smoothly; easily; readily
that is to say; so that means
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to overdo; to do too much
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be helpful; to be useful
in the end; at the end of the day
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to concern; to be related
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to make an appeal; to urge
long ago; once upon a time
although I say; although one might say; although called
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
20 years old; (arch.) twenty