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乏しい

とぼしい、ともしい
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
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貧乏

貧之
びんぼう
poverty; destitute; poor
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欠乏

けつぼう
want; shortage; famine
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貧乏神

びんぼうがみ
god of poverty
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窮乏

きゅうぼう
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
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欠乏症

けつぼうしょう
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
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貧乏人

びんぼうにん
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
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貧乏性

びんぼうしょう
destined to poverty; parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; poor person's mentality (e.g. inability to relax)
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貧乏くじ

貧乏籤、貧乏鬮
びんぼうくじ
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
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貧乏暮らし

貧乏暮し
びんぼうぐらし
needy circumstances; living in poverty