to be helpful; to be useful
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
root crops; root vegetables
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
family-oriented; familial
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
platform; home; home base; home plate
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
future prospects; promise
finding employment; getting a job
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case