to be helpful; to be useful
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
close; intimate; on good terms
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
with a collapse; with a slump
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
about this time; about now
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
brown; light brown; tawny
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
real thing; original; actual
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)