prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
street; quarter; district; area
hope; white hope; person of promise
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to leave as is; to ignore
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to live through; to survive
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
migration; move; emigration; immigration
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
people; citizens; subjects; folk
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
conference room; council room
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out