the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
help; assistance; service
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
counter for books; volume
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
several sheets (flat objects)
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
same; similar; (just) like; equal
it's not like; it isn't as if
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to dye; to colour; to color
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
clothes; clothing; garments
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
in the morning; during the morning
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to look forward to something
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
this and that; various things
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter