to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
recently; lately; these days
account book; register; ledger
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
father; dad; husband; you; he
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
older brother; elder brother
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
interview (e.g. for a job)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...