poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
three sides; small offering stand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to pass (of time); to elapse
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
(period of) a year; during an era
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
older sister; elder sister
river; stream; River; the ... river
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
dominion; territory; possession
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
wealth and power; rich and powerful
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be conspicuous; to stand out
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall