life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
battlefield; battleground
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
go that far; to that extent
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
way of speaking; intimation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
ultimate; final; last; eventual
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
penalty; sentence; punishment
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
escaping from prison; jailbreak
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to march in; to transfer; to send
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)