assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
hard (life); tough (world)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
consecutive victories; series of victories
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
precarious situation; precarious state
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
picture for coloring in (colouring)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to get on well with (someone)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(not) a single person; (no) one
gossip; corner of the mouth
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
pitch dark; total darkness
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
outer space; void of space
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite