(jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ) near; close to; approximately [CE-DICT]
頃
(けい) (n) (obsc) (See 畝・ほ) qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu) [EDICT]
(ころ(P);ごろ(P)) (n,n-adv,n-suf) (1) (uk) (ごろ when used as a suffix) (approximate) time; around; about; toward; (2) (See 食べ頃) suitable time (or condition); (3) time of year; season; (P) [EDICT]
(ころおい) (n) time; period; days [EDICT]
(qǐng, ㄑㄧㄥˇ) unit of area equal to 100 mu 畝|亩 or 6.6667 hectacres; a short while; a little while ago; circa. (for approximate dates) [CE-DICT]
(すくない) (adj-i) few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom; (P) [EDICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]