severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
being trapped (and having no way out); withdrawal from society during personal financial hardship; house arrest (Edo period)
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
to become calm (of one's mind, feelings, etc.); to calm down
to be emaciated; to be nothing but skin and bones
noble; lofty; high-minded
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
Franklin (Canada); Frankln; Franklyn
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
Freud; Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939; Austrian neurologist)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
Akita beauty (stereotype of fair-skinned, attractive women from Akita)
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
aptitude; aptness; suitability
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
legally ordered autopsy; court-ordered autopsy
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude