impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
electronization; digitization; computerization
ex-husband; former husband
ex-husband; former husband
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
settlement; payment of account
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
death by suffocation; death by choking
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
custom; habit; customary practice
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
riverside; edge of a river
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
homeless; homeless person
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
money-making; earning money
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)