poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
tenement house; row house
making a living in the red-light district
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
autumn of last year; fall of last year
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on