poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
neighbourhood; neighborhood
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
nature; property; disposition
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation