to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
our country; our land; one's own country
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
logistical support; combat service support
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
most part; greater part; majority
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
troops; group members; team members
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas