printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to finger; to tamper (with)
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
military service; conscription
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
retiring from military service
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
horizon (related to land)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to jar; to creak; to grate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to feel depressed; to be down
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
when; how soon; how long until
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
platoon commander; section commander
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
theological school; seminary
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; provision; raising; procurement
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
long-serving soldier; veteran
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
servant; manservant; menial