to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rise; to erect; to get up
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look around; to survey
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt