kvass; fermented beverage made from rye bread
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
farm work; field labour; field labor
railroad construction work
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
1 kin (approx. 0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread
instead; but (on the other hand)
pood (Russian unit of mass)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
excitability; irritability
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble