seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
unloading (a ship); landing
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
drink money; drinking money
to start; to begin; to commence
to smash; to break into pieces
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
to strip; to peel; to tear off
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
little something; reward; tip
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
edict; public announcement
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
identifiable; personalized