substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
alone; by oneself; on one's own