Penury: an oppressive lack of resources (as money) severe poverty
Han Ji Pyung after growing too old to live in an orphanage found himself in penury and depression as the orphanage only gave him 2 million won to start a new life.
As a spy, the Ahjussi next door was trained to never succumb totorpor caused by all-nighters, but when he played with the neighborhood kids it was not the case.