poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
lifting (a child) high up in the air
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to walk away; to walk off
for a while; for some time; for a period
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to lean against; to set against
wearing sandals; informal; casual
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
immediately; at once; instantly
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
centre of attention; center of attention
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
practical problem; practical matter
in its entirety; whole; wholly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
patterns of thinking; train of thought
wages; pay; rental payment
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
financial world; business circles
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
origin; beginning; source; rise
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to be opposite; to face each other
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate