what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how long; how far; how much
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
legend; folklore; tradition
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
together with; same; both; all; including ...
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency