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世話 せわ N4

  1. aid; assistance; care; help; looking after
  2. bother; trouble
  3. good offices; introduction; recommendation
  4. everyday affairs; everyday language; everyday life
  5. sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

世話人 せわにん

  1. caretaker; manager; sponsor
  2. agent; go-between; mediator

世話がない せわがない

  1. problem-free; simple; straightforward
  2. beyond help; hopeless (person); impossible; the end

世話が焼ける せわがやける

  1. to be a handful; to be a nuisance; to be troublesome; to need to be looked after; to require the care of others

世話になる せわになる

  1. to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on); to become indebted; to become much obliged (to someone); to receive assistance; to receive favor; to receive help

世話のかかる せわのかかる

  1. to be a burden; to be annoying; to be troublesome

世話の焼ける せわのやける

  1. needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after
  2. annoying; difficult; troublesome

世話をする せわをする

  1. to take care of

世話を焼く せわをやく

  1. to help; to look after someone; to take care of someone
  2. to be officious; to bother; to give help where it isn't wanted; to interfere; to meddle

世話人間 せわにんげん

  1. person who looks after others
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