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Atumare

Assemble

Bakuyaku

Explosive

Ban

Invert, or ground level

Barasu

Gravel

Benjo ni yuku

Go to toilet

Dai

Explosive

Denki railan

Electric detonetor

Genbain

Overseer, or inspector

Happa

Blasting

Hayaku seyo

Speed up

Huo ni yuku

Go to bath

Jap-Happy

Had various meanings:

  1. Prisoners who worked for the Japanese in their huts or cookhouse, pro-Jap.
  2. Gum boots - Jap Happys
  3. “G” string, a small loin cloth, this was a rectangular piece of cloth with a tie at one end. The tie went around the waist, leaving the cloth to dangle behind, the end the cloth was then pulled between the legs and tucked it behind the string tie on the stomach leaving a small  flap hanging over the front

Kenshin

Bodily inspection

Kenshinjo

Place of bodily inspection

Kido

Rail track

Kidohu

Track man

Kobansho

Assembly station

Kugi

Nail

Makuragi

Sleeper, tie

Michibi

Fuse

Mizu

Water

Mizu o nome

Drink water

Nokogiri

Saw

Nore

Get on board

Oriro

Get off

Raikan

Detonetor

Sagyo hajime

Begin work

Sagyo yame

Stop work

Shokuji hajime

Start eating

Speedo

A period when deadlines had to be met by the Japanese, they only fed those who worked. This caused deaths amongst the prisoners who were already undernourished, the hospital received no food during this period.

Susume

Go

Te o arau

To wash hands

Tomare

Stop

Yame

Stop

Yasume

Rest

Yoki

Timbermanīs ax

Zuri

Muck

 

 

 

 


 

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