poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
please (give me); please (do for me)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
honorific/polite/humble prefix
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
only; merely; but; no more than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total