poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to cry and shout; to scream
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)
chintz; calico; printed cotton
four-legged tray for festive food
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
diligent; industrious; skillful; dextrous
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
long time; long interval; for quite some time
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
temple elementary school (Edo period)