to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
extensive knowledge; erudition
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
scale; scope; plan; structure
department store; department
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to go past; to pass; to pass by
wherein; therein; thereinto
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
life; living; I; me; student
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners