to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
how; in what way; how about; questionable
himself; yourself; herself
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
sincere; honest; faithful
profound; careful; mature
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
doing as one is told; yes-man
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun