to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to subsist; to keep on living
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to help each other; to cooperate
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
direct control; direct supervision
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
pleasant feeling; good vibes
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
it is not (like that) either
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
rice reaping; rice harvesting
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to grow up; to become an adult
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
leader; guide; mentor; coach
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
choices; alternatives; options
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow