may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to stop walking; to pause
if you think about it; come to think of it
surname; family name; last name
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
suddenly; all of a sudden
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
of course; certainly; naturally
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
advisory level; warning level
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
what do you want?; can I help you?
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly