to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
done; just done; just finished
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
upper half of the body; upper body
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
attendant; valet; servant; follower
understanding person; supporter
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
an issue being settled; a case being closed
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be torn off; to come off
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
and yet; though; when; in spite of
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
several years; a few years
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase