assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
odds and ends; all; every
voiced consonant in Japanese
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
number of words; vocality
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
interested person; volunteer; supporter
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub