low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself