to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
very young; little; childish; immature
mature woman; middle-aged woman
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
regret; repentance; remorse
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rush over; to run up to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
technique; art; skill; move