to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to chase; to run after; to pursue
originally; by nature; from the start
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
both hands; both arms; ten
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
chair; stool; post; office; position
clanging; empty; deserted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
growth period; growing season
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely