poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
unexpectedly; surprisingly
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
and yet; though; when; in spite of
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
image; figure; figure; form; image
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
master; teacher; stable master
art of self-defense (defence)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
in the end; at the end of the day
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved