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牢ろうNounsprison; jail · firm; solid; strong
牢獄ろうごくNounsprison; jail
牢屋ろうやNounsjail; prison
堅牢けんろうな-adjectivessolid; sturdy; durable
牢記ろうきNounskeeping in mind; taking note of; remembering
座敷牢ざしきろうNounsroom for confining criminals or the mentally ill (Edo period)
亡羊補牢ぼうようほろうNounslocking the barn door after the horse has bolted; too little, too late
入牢にゅうろうNounsimprisonment; being jailed
土牢つちろうNounsdungeon; underground prison
地下牢ちかろうNounsdungeon; underground prison
地牢じろうNounsdungeon; underground prison
堅牢堅固けんろうけんごNounsfirm and solid; stout and durable
女牢おんなろうNounswomen's jail (Edo period)
岩牢いわろうNounscave prison; cliffside jail
水牢みずろうNounswater-filled chamber (punishment)
永牢えいろうNounslife imprisonment
牢としてろうとしてAdverbsfirmly; strongly; resolutely
牢名主ろうなぬしNounshead of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
牢問ろうもんNounsEdo-period torture combining whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage
牢固ろうこOtherfirm; solid; immovable
牢屋敷ろうやしきNounsprison grounds; jail precinct
牢役人ろうやくにんNounsEdo-period jail warden; jailer
牢死ろうしNounsdying in prison; prison death
牢番ろうばんNounsprison guard; jailer
牢破りろうやぶりNounsjailbreak; prison break · prison escapee; jailbreaker
石牢いしろうNounscave prison; jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance
破牢はろうNounsbreaking out of prison; jailbreak
蒲牢ほろうNounsPulao; Chinese dragon