quiet; still; surreptitious
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to mix; to blend; to combine
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
living thing; living creature; animal; life
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tail (animal); tail end; tip
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
postwar period; period after Second World War
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
reopening; resumption; restarting
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
alone; unaided; away from home
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
liberal education; education free from restrictions imposed by government, religion, etc.
generation; the world; the age
pre-war days; before the war
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
barbershop; barber shop; barber
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to entrust; to leave to a person
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
mixed race; mixed parentage
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end