financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
article; news story; report; account
serious; not joking; straight
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey there; I say; see here
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in