putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to subsist; to keep on living
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
requisition; commandeering; conscription
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to understand; to make out
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
cost of one's food; one's board
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to govern; to manage; to subdue
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
negotiations; discussions; connection
reality; actuality; hard fact
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
starvation; famine; hunger
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region