poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
transport; transportation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
lost article; something forgotten
to be too late; to be too slow
untouched; unused; intact
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
surface of the earth; ground surface
a long time ago; in those days
junior high school student; middle school pupil
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
with a start; with a jump
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
stillness; repose; standing still
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
quiet; still; surreptitious
sea level; (surface of) sea
original text; source book; draft
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
multiplication table; times table
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar