to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
step; stride; counter for steps
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
since when; from when; how long
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
several minutes; a few minutes
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
arm; skill; efforts; ability
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to