to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
useful thing; usable article
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to square one's shoulders
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
not mince matters; not mince one's words
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
calamity; disaster; misfortune
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
most of all; extremely; supremely
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days