to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
holding two or more positions concurrently
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
way; method; means; resource; course
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
one more time; once more; once again
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
street stall; stand; booth
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make a speech; to address
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
item; something that one "just has to have"
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(judo) foot technique; footwork
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
silence (not speaking); muteness