poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
of course; certainly; naturally
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
recommendation; referral; endorsement
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach