exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
otherwise; or else; if not
to explain adequately; to be accountable
and (also); both ... and; as well as
refugee; exile; displaced persons
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
employer's house; master's house
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
system; organization; organisation; architecture
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
in that manner; like that
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
democratic movement; movement towards democracy
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker