piercing (cold); biting (wind)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
long ago; a long time ago; already
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
same village; that village
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
lately; recently; nowadays
in the same way as; just like
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness