how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
foreign; abroad; overseas
company director; board member
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
failure; mistake; blunder
concealment; suppression; hiding
weekly publication; weekly magazine
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion