to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fluent (in a language); flowing
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
good-for-nothing; worthless
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
soldier; combatant; warrior
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
study; diligence; discount; reduction
boy; son; baby boy; young man
future prospects; promise
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
ordinary citizen; the general public
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
maid; helper; help; assistance
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly