being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
refinement; style; sophistication
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
impossible to do (although wants to)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
speaking voice; talking voice
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be too numerous; to be too much
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bashful; shameful; ashamed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful