poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
again and again; repeatedly
in terms of; from the point of view of
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
coincident with; while; simultaneously
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
filial duties; devotion to one's parents
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
long (time); protracted; prolonged
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
older sister; elder sister
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
foster father; adoptive father
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto