cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
trembling with excitement
to wash again; to reconsider
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
whistle (sound made with the lips)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
fur; incrustation; limescale
prefecture-by-prefecture map; atlas of Japan divided by prefecture; map of a single prefecture
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
new leaves; fresh verdure
technical college; higher schools and colleges
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
senior high school; high school
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
long (time that has passed); old (story)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)