to support;  to prop;  to sustain;  to hold at bay;  to stem;  to check
 domination;  rule;  direction;  management;  control (e.g. over one's emotions);  determining (e.g. one's fate)
 preparation;  arrangements
 support;  backing;  aid;  assistance
 support;  backing;  endorsement;  support;  holding up;  propping
 obstacle;  hindrance;  impediment;  difficulty
 dress;  outfit;  getup;  to dress oneself;  to outfit oneself
 provision;  supply;  payment;  allowance;  grant
 under control (e.g. of territory)
 to interfere (with);  to hinder;  to be hindered (from doing);  to become impeded;  to have difficulty;  to suffer inconvenience
 branch office;  branch store
 prop;  stay;  support;  brace;  fulcrum
 preparations for returning (home)
 to support each other;  to support one another
 incoherent;  inconsistent;  illogical;  disorderly;  confused;  nonsensical
 moral support;  emotional support;  spiritual support
 to hinder;  to obstruct;  to disrupt;  to interfere with;  to cause a delay
 branch manager;  manager of a branch office
 logistical support;  combat service support
 supporter (e.g. of the arts);  adherent;  proponent
 expenditure;  disbursement;  expenses
 right of control;  supremacy;  sovereignty
 preparations for a journey
 to hinder;  to obstruct;  to disrupt;  to interfere with;  to cause a delay
 to interfere (with);  to hinder;  to be hindered (from doing);  to become impeded;  to have difficulty;  to suffer inconvenience
 to support each other;  to support one another
 money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
 early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period);  early Japanese Christian
 sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar);  12-year Chinese zodiac
 financial support;  funding;  support fund;  subvention
 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
 effective control (over territory);  working control
 base support (e.g. for a party in an election);  substrate;  load bearing layer;  supporting layer
 one's support (power) base;  the base of one's support in an electorate
 support measures;  assistance measures;  support plan
 detached force;  detachment
 support;  backup;  prop;  backstay;  underpinning
 Marici (Buddhist god of war)
 to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
 child-rearing assistance;  support for young parents;  child-care allowance
 to hinder;  to obstruct;  to disrupt;  to interfere with;  to cause a delay
 world domination;  global domination
 head of a branch;  branch office manager;  bureau chief
 livelihood support;  maintenance
 Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
 economic support;  financial support
 amount of payment;  amount paid
 Japan and China (esp. before WWII)
 non-support;  disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)
 to stick;  to get stuck;  to be unavailable;  to be busy;  to be piled up (e.g. of work);  to halt (in one's speech)
 payment;  defrayal;  disbursement
 subsidiary domain;  sub-fief
 special needs school;  special support school
 emergency support;  emergency assistance
 financial assistance;  financial support
 disaster relief;  monetary assistance to disaster victims
 amount of payment;  amount paid
 load on one's chest;  obstacle;  hindrance;  impediment
 (governmental) branch office;  subprefecture
 international balance of payments
 Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
 clandestine Christian (during the Edo period);  secret Christian
 possession rate;  possession;  domination rate;  penetration factor
 to decline to pay;  to refuse payment
 (amount of) expenditures or disbursements
 consumer spending;  consumption expenditure
 bill payable;  note payable
 early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period);  early Japanese Christian
 income and expenditure plan
 educational support;  assistance in education;  educational assistance
 Japan Housing Finance Agency
 requiring assistance (categ. of elderly person's support needs)
 broad support;  wide-ranging support
 affluent;  branch stream that flows into a main stream
 payment moratorium;  extension on payment;  respite for payment
 public support;  official support;  public aid
 special class for handicapped children;  special needs class
 military spending;  military expenditure
 payment arrangements or procedures
 driver's seat;  dominant position
 state sponsor of terrorism;  state that sponsors or supports terrorism
 sinology;  Chinese studies
 getting ready to go out in the snow;  clothing for going out in the snow;  snow gear
 controlling company;  parent company
 state sponsor of terrorism
 former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period);  fallen Christian
 deduction for specified expenditure
 supportive care;  supportive therapy
 (having) no objection;  allowable
 Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)
 system support;  system aids
 special education;  special support education;  special needs education
 Yuezhi;  Rouzhi;  an ancient Central Asian people
 payment arrangements or procedures
 children's self-reliance support facility
 payment moratorium;  extension on payment;  respite for payment
 dark-red pigment;  rouge;  dark red;  deep red;  cochineal
 bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
 bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
 bill payable;  note payable
 if it's alright;  if you don't mind my asking;  if it's all the same to you
 Anopheles sinensis (species of mosquito)
 kanji "branch" radical as enclosure
 (having) no objection;  allowable
 fire support coordination line
 automatic teller machine;  ATM
 south China;  southern China
 overall balance of payments
 gross national expenditure;  GNE
 balance of transfer account
 reserve ratio;  reserve rate
 reserve ratio;  reserve rate
 support services agreement contract
 balance on goods and services
 investment spending;  investment expenditure
 Sino-Tibetan (family of languages)
 earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
 computer supported cooperative work;  CSCW
 decision support system;  DSS
 decision support system;  DSS
 ADCAS;  Auto Documentation Aid System
 Automated Teller Machine;  ATM
 joint control;  joint rule
 controlling stock;  majority shares
 automatic teller machine;  ATM
 interest expense;  interest paid
 defense outlay;  defense spending
 public expenditure;  public outlay;  public spending
 sinobronchial syndrome;  SBS
 assistance funding system
 government-backed institution;  government sponsored enterprise;  GSE
 gross pay;  total amount paid
 preparation for retirement;  preparation for old age
 financial supporter (of a visa applicant);  financial sponsor
 Emergency Student Support Handout (during the COVID-19 pandemic)
 support line;  support level;  supporting wire;  subsidiary wire
 lower support level (esp. share prices);  lower support line
 Chinese golden bells;  Forsythia Vahl
 Chinese golden bells;  Forsythia Vahl
 Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)
 Meretrix petechialis (species of hard clam)
 Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
 Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)
 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima)