opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
belief; faith; conviction
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
when it becomes; when it comes to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
without; unless; have to do
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cenotaph; memorial monument
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
how long; how much; to what extent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating