social; societal; societary
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
manual laborer; manual labourer
migrant worker; economic nomad
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
Of Mice and Men (1937 novella by John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (novel by Steinbeck)
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
drought; long spell of dry weather
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
zest for living; energy to live
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
latter half of one's life
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
factory; plant; mill; workshop
basin (e.g. between mountains)
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)