as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
does not; can not; will not
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
how many years; how long; what year
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend