to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to degenerate; to lapse into
island in a pond or river
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
little finger; pinky; little toe
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
proposal; offer; request; application
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)