imprisonment; incarceration
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
of course; certainly; naturally
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
during imprisonment; while in jail
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
port city; harbor city; harbour city
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
somehow; for some reason or other
everybody; every last one of them; all
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)