about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
living alone; solitude; solitary life
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
going around; patrol; round; tour
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
solitary cell; solitary confinement cell; isolation cell
introspection; reflection on one's self
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
corridor; hallway; passageway
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
order; discipline; regularity; system; method