poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to be silent; to say nothing
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
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
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
only; merely; but; no more than
thousands; several thousand
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival