to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ago; since; before; previous
fortune-telling; divination
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to pick up; to find; to gather
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
being bad at communication; being unsociable
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset