to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
such; like that; that sort of; very
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
and yet; though; when; in spite of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
together; at the same time; same; identical
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike