My words

独房

どくぼう

single cell, isolation cell

難攻不落

なんこうふらく

impregnable

面子

めんこ

game of slapping cards down to overturn opponents

贋作

がんさく

fake, sham, counterfeit

アジト

hideout, secret base of operations, safe house

散らばる

ちらばる

to be scattered about

蛇の道は蛇

じゃのみちはへび

Set a thief to catch a thief

相応

そうおう

suitability, fitness

学術

がくじゅつ

science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits

長老

ちょうろう

eldest, senior

美食

びしょく

delicious or gourmet food

直々

じきじき

personal, direct

牢屋

ろうや

jail, gaol, jailhouse

脱獄

だつごく

prison breaking, jailbreak, gaolbreak

上乗せ

うわのせ

adding, addition, extra

勘弁

かんべん

pardon, forgiveness, forbearance

罪状

ざいじょう

charges, nature of offence, nature of offense

うろちょろ

loitering, hanging around, wandering around

俳徊

はいかい

loitering, roaming, sauntering, wandering about, prowling

輝かしい

かがやかしい

brilliant, glorious, glittering, bright, splendid (e.g. achievement, success), promising (e.g. future)

円環

えんかん

circle, ring, torus

操る

あやつる

to manipulate, to operate, to handle, to operate (e.g. a machine), to steer (a ship), to have a good command of (a language), to be fluent in, to operate a puppet, to pull the strings of a puppet, to mastermind, to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to play (a musical instrument)

戒め

いましめ

caution, admonition, warning, lesson, prohibition, ban, commandment, precept, punishment, caution, guard

手荒

てあら

violent, rough

致し方

いたしかた

way, method

上り詰める

のぼりつめる

to go to the top, to climb to the top, to ascend to the top, to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain), to be engrossed in, to be very enthusiastic about, to be infatuated with

心外

しんがい

regrettable, vexing, upsetting, unthinkable, wholly unexpected

用心

ようじん

care, precaution, guarding, caution

吹き込む

ふきこむ

to blow into, to breathe into, to inspire, to indoctrinate, to record (music, video, etc.)

牙

きば

tusk, fang