to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
living by oneself; living alone
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)