scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
adverse circumstances; adversity
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
very little (amount); next to nothing; hardly any; paltry; meagre
subordinate work; assistant; servant
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
body and soul; mind and body
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
dispersal; scattering; discrete
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
in the mountains; among the mountains
construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
finding employment; getting a job
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to employ; to hire; to charter
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
mail; postal matter; postal item
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover