to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
delusion; trick of the imagination
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
fourth day of the month; four days
to be prolonged; to drag on
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to pass (of time); to elapse
for example; for instance; e.g.
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to mow; to reap; to harvest
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
association; union; guild