to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
death penalty; capital punishment
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
intrusion into territorial waters; violation of territorial waters
smuggling; contraband trade
for dear life; barely escaping alive
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
release; liberation; acquittal
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
deportation; expulsion from the country
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to slide down (snow, etc.)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
in unison; as one; united
to fill a hole with earth
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
whole book; whole volume; whole story
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour