temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to distribute; to hand out
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
inseparable friend; sworn friend
this occasion; at this time; now
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to be helpful; to be useful
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
family; members of a family
younger brother and sister
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with