to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
weak (organization, organisation)
relatively; comparatively
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
of course; certainly; naturally
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
property; fortune; assets
chance (of success); odds
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
department of agriculture
gender; distinction of sex; sex
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
all over Japan; throughout Japan
professor; teaching; instruction
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
first 10 days of the month
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to do together; to share; to participate in
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with