the other day; some time ago; recently
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
rather; better; instead; if anything
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(exercising) the right to command
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
word; term; language; speech
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
commencing with; including
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)