coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
separate; scattered; apart
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
department of agriculture
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
at that time; in those days
army hospital; military hospital
end of war; cessation of hostilities
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
English letter; alphabetic character
journal; magazine; periodical
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
please; somehow or other; one way or another
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
belief; faith; conviction
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please