to be helpful; to be useful
young girl; lass; adolescent female
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
work; business; company; study
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
development; exploitation
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower