to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
in the end; at the end of the day
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tag (children's game); tig
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
coloured carp; colored carp
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hey there; I say; see here
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also