explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
pre-war days; before the war
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
postwar period; period after Second World War
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
family; members of a family
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
such; like that; that sort of; very
to subsist; to keep on living
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
boy; son; baby boy; young man