wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
physical or manual labor; physical or manual labour
like this; this sort; this way
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
heave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
early post war period; immediately after the war
to appear in the newspaper
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
recollection; reminiscence
stale; hackneyed; cliched
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to subsist; to keep on living
state of the war; war situation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in