to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
bit (horse mouthpiece); second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke
planning; project; plan; design
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
sobriety; soberness; sober face
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
idealistic thought (argument)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
deviation; departure; omission
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
establishment; settlement
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to wash away; to rinse off
founder of a religious sect
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
sleepwalker; somnambulist
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
one after another; in rapid succession