friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
necessary condition; requirement
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
private citizen; civilian
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(the) executive; administration; leadership
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
(not) a single person; (no) one
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky