poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to dispose of; to sell off
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
grade; class; degree; magnitude
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
otherwise; or else; if not
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first