homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1939-1940)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
smuggling; contraband trade
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
surveillance camera; security camera
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
right of access; access permission; access right
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
distant; remote; isolated