poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to govern; to manage; to subdue
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to run around; to bustle about
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
just past noon; afternoon
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
government office building
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pleasant feeling; good vibes
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
health; healthy; sound; fit
hygiene; sanitation; health
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence