lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
true character; real nature
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
way of talking; speaking style
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
very young; little; childish; immature
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
now that; since; so long as; because
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
beginning; outset; first; onset
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing