to be embarrassed for a reply
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
probability; likelihood; chances
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
that; the matter in question
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
setting up specially; special installation
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
tall figure; high stature
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
mountain range; mountain belt
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
to complain; to lodge a complaint
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
many; numerous; various; large number of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous