(suffering) damage; injury; harm
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
donated money; monetary donation; contribution
support; backing; aid; assistance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just a minute; small quantity
increased volume or quantity
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
good prospects; full of hope; promising
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
myself; yourself; I; me; you
how many years; how long; what year
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be helpful; to be useful
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)