serious; not joking; straight
spirit; heart; disposition
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
rising; ascending; climbing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reply (to a letter); response; answer
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
same kind; accomplices; companions
linking together; tying in a row
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
useful thing; usable article
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
secretary; councillor; councilor
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
immediately; right away; on the spot