to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to cause someone to worry
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
side effect; adverse reaction
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
not worth considering; out of the question
aptitude; aptness; suitability
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into