quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
true state; actual condition; reality
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(not) even once; (not) ever
disinheritance; disowning
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
common people; ordinary people; masses
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
lady's pin money; cosmetics expense
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
large amount of money; great cost
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
the lower classes; the common people
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
street; quarter; district; area
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
society; the world; the times
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
ignorant of the ways of the world
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
touching; moving; painful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair