backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
sympathy; compassion; pity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stop walking; to pause
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to become pale; to turn pale
all night long; all through the night
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to keep watch; to stand guard
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
how long; how far; how much
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
himself; yourself; herself
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to take away; to carry away
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking