to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
infancy; childhood; tender age
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to peddle (goods); to hawk
foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)
license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to get one's head around; to think about
yearning; longing for; deep affection
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
crying from vexation; tears of regret
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to boost; to force up; to push up
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
solidarity; joint; collective
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for