to be helpful; to be useful
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicate reason; infers some protest
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
how long; how far; how much
don't you think?; indicates question
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
older brother and younger sister
family; members of a family
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
(in) her way; peculiar to her
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
such; like that; that sort of; very
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far