falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
seniority; precedence; upper seat
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to be silent; to say nothing
that day; the very same day
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be embarrassed; to lose face
course; route; path; process; means
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
guess; conjecture; surmise
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
unknown literary masterpiece; (lit.) lost pearl
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku