tradition; legend; folklore
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
opinion; point of view; visual point
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
blank column; blank space
do not enter; no entry; wrong way
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
home area; home town; local
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be fated to; be linked by fate
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
league; federation; union; alliance