to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to complain; to make a complaint
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to continue to do; to persist in doing
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
already; now; no longer; not any more
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
little by little; bit by bit
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
blood relationship; blood relative
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to raise one's voice; to shout
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN