to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
distant look; faraway look
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
increase and decrease; fluctuation
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to go ahead; to pull ahead
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
materials; data; document
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
being left out; being ostracized
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to name; to call; to christen; to term