to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
although I say; although one might say; although called
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to rush over; to run up to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to bring; to take; to bring about
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains