maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
sound of voice; vocal sound
survival; survivor; relic
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
check; restraint; oppression; repression
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid
to escape death; to be saved from death
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)