present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
iron hammer; crushing blow
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
bento; Japanese box lunch
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
memory; sense; experience