to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
security; stability; safety; peace
long slits (esp. of eyes)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
like this; in this way; as you see
to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
sense of orientation; sense of direction
build; physique; frame; constitution
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene