to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
hey there; I say; see here
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
serious; not joking; straight
article; news story; report; account
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
considerably; greatly; a lot
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman