to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
all you have to do is; just; that's all
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
succession; continuation; series; sequence
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness