to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand