last night; yesterday evening
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
weary from traveling (travelling)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
royal capital; imperial capital
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
national; founded and run by the central government
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
temporary; transitory; short-lived
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
crops; agricultural produce
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
if it is (the case that ...)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
eloquence; fluency (of speech)