to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
frequenting; staying around
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
surroundings; environs; circumference
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
very young; little; childish; immature
at work; in the midst of work; working
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
technique; art; skill; move
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
at that time; in those days