to increase in value; to gain prestige
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
moment by moment; hour by hour
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
than; other than; except; but
periodic; regular; routine
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
breakthrough; great discovery
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
progress; advance; improvement; development
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to need; to call for; to require
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know