poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
material; tangible; concrete
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
appearance; expression; manifestation
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
to be intimate with; to befriend
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
reciter's book; complete set of books
feudalistic thought or thinking
polished mirror; clear mirror
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)