to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unusual; serious; incomparable
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
anything and everything; just about everything
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
4th day of the month; four days
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
your husband; her husband
to comfort; to console; to amuse
separation; farewell; parting
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to get between; to be caught in
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
troubles brought on by what one has written
roadside trees; row of trees