貧

lacking substance; poor in content

pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends

Proverb

poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention

poverty in spite of having a high income

Proverb

good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)

Rare term

impoverished student; poor student

poverty; penury; want; need

Archaic

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency

shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

Archaic; As 貧乏揺るぎもしない

very slight movement

impoverished student; poor student

poor person

extreme poverty

completely motionless; totally still