to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be opposite; to face each other
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be fated to; be linked by fate
successively; one after another
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to examine someone's expression
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
opinion; point of view; visual point
representation in hiragana; hiragana notation
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
story; tale; talk; discussion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
no!; no no!; no, not at all
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to speak; to say; to vocalize
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
fine weather; fair weather
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman