(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
firm; unshakeable; resolute
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
sincere; earnest; serious
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
use; utility; profit; gain
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation