remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
district; section; sector
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
military of the Empire of Japan
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
gulag (Soviet internment camp)
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
suspicion (of others); jealousy
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate