unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
crops; agricultural produce
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
time; season; period; phase; stage
really; truly; indeed; good grief
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(death from) starvation; starving to death
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
physical condition; state of health; shape
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous