lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to play a central role; to take a leading part
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
any more; any further; any better; any longer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
something like ...; something called ...
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
it is not (like that) either
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-