alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
your company; your shrine
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
occupation; calling; livelihood
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
oracle; revelation; divine message
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
insanity; an insane person
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
thus; in this way; like this