painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to spread; to be propagated
community-based; local-based
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(political) power; authority; influence
financial muscle; economic clout
gem; jewel; precious stone
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
speculation; thinking; meditation
to throw open; to leave open
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
lily yarn; handicraft, knitting, etc. thread made of artificial silk
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
surely; certainly; without doubt
debt collection; debt collector
consists of; comprises; is made up of
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
every year; yearly; annually
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
too many to count; too numerous to mention
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room