poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
tide; current; tendency; trend
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
agricultural community; farm village; rural
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
finance business; moneylending business
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
work; business; company; study
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
usage; way to use; utilization
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
overall; general; as a whole
to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly
to shed light; to cast light
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
four-handed performance (on the piano)
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
ancient city; former capital
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
final scene; the end; finale
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to be touching; to be moving