backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
village; human habitation; human settlement
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
calamity; disaster; misfortune
genuine; authentic; true; real
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
feeding (animals); provisioning
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
patting; stroking; caressing
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
first-rate; finest quality; the best