to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
soccer club (at a school); football club
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
joining a club as a trial
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
opposite side; other side; other party
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
right side; right-hand side
on the occasion of; at the time of