to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to complain; to make a complaint
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
armory; armoury; ordnance department
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
financial muscle; economic clout
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to spend time (on doing something)
to take command; to give direction
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge