fortunately; luckily; thankfully
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
act of mercy; helping another person
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one thin flat object; one sheet
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
in one's own way or style
even though; despite; when
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to brave a danger; to take a risk
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up