dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
being in love with each other
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
escaping from prison; jailbreak
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
variety show (e.g. on TV)
championship; title (of champion)
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
doubleheader; double-header
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
joints; points (of a speech)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
collective responsibility; joint liability
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
to make something be done in time
rehabilitation facilities; halfway house
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly