to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
our country; our land; one's own country
not necessarily so; is not always true
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
hills and fields; countryside
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
working in the fields; working on a farm
to shout (in anger); to yell
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic