throwaway; disposable; single-use
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
invitation; introduction; temptation
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
kiss scene; kissing scene
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
during imprisonment; while in jail
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to replace; to move; to change the position of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to emphasize; to attach importance to
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes