to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
how long; how much; to what extent
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
danger; peril; hazard; risk
battlefield; battleground
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")