one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
imprisonment; incarceration
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
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
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
pair; the two; both persons; both things
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
long (time that has passed); old (story)
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
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
and so; therefore; for that reason
defense; defence; protection
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
servant; manservant; menial
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to be injured; to sustain a wound
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to be smeared; to be covered
to leave this world; to die
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
group; party; team; squad; section
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse