public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
agricultural land; farmland
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
not yet known; unknown; strange
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
sad; wretched; deplorable
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
caller; visitor; company; guest
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
support; backing; aid; assistance
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
this family; we; this house
distress; wretched condition
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
power; authority; influence
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to pass (of time); to elapse
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
restoration; repair; mending