to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
killing two birds with one stone
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
application; request; petition
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to smile (at); to grin (at)
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to be silent; to say nothing
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
expression; look; countenance; face
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
promotion; raising of status
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
suffix for familiar person
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level