poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
woman; female; feminine gender
honorific/polite/humble prefix
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to help each other; to cooperate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
gem; jewel; precious stone