to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alone; by oneself; on one's own
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
myself; yourself; I; me; you
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition