earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
laughing while reminiscing
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
record of proceedings; minutes
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
diversion; putting something to another use
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest