poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
Edo-period unit of gold coinage; golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
successive generations; successive emperors
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
origin; source; beginning; starting point
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
state religion; official religion; established religion
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship