to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
too much; excessively; too
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
environment; circumstance
because of; owing to; due to
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
originally; by nature; from the start
to like; to love; to be fond of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously