to be helpful; to be useful
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
you (plural); all of you; you all
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
cache; place to hide something
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
memory; sense; experience
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to investigate; to examine