bare livelihood; subsistence
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
orphan; person without friends
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to care for someone; to look after someone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
devoted; self-sacrificing
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
human; human-like; as a person
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent