to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
pair; the two; both persons; both things
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
long (time that has passed); old (story)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
secret; private; surreptitious
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
countries; (various) nations
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct