to be helpful; to be useful
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
big problem; major issue; big controversy
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hundred-yen store; dollar store
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
for this very reason; that is exactly why
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hair loss; hair removal; epilation; depilation
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to repeat; to do over again
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)