Regrettably, the Tokugawa shoguns' search for solvency for the government made it increasingly difficult for individual Japanese who lived on fixed stipends to make ends meet.
令人遗憾的是，德川幕府对政府偿付能力的寻求，使靠固定津贴生活的日本人越来越难以维持生计。
2
You left jobs; many of you have left jobs that pay considerably more than your stipends.
你们辞去了工作；许多人还辞去了报酬远比你们拿到的津贴多得多的工作。
3
Phillips often corresponded with artists he supported, and occasionally offered stipends.