this is why; this means; it is the case that
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
calamity; disaster; accident
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
around the world; throughout the world
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
witnessing; observing; sighting
dealing with; coping with
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
arrest; apprehension; capture
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
the way one works; one's working manner
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
contract; compact; agreement
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency