assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
instead; but (on the other hand)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
again (and again); once again; yet again
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
with all one's strength; with all one's might
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
work; business; company; study
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
straight; as the crow flies
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hesitation; indecision; vacillation