to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
preference; priority; precedence
this is why; this means; it is the case that
that is to say; so that means
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
perfect; complete; flawless
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reason; cause; circumstances
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very likely; very probable
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
when it becomes; when it comes to
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)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate