to be helpful; to be useful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
inspection; examination; checking
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
maid; helper; help; assistance
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
later on; eventually; afterwards
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
birth; creation; formation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why