promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
companion; partner; spouse
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
and; thereupon; because of that
menial; meanness; servility; abject
by both oneself and others
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
fair and square; open and aboveboard
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)