support; backing; aid; assistance
seeing for the first time; first sight
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
script; libretto; scenario
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to help each other; to cooperate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive