daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
leader; central personage
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
right (to do something); authority; power
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(social) position; status
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to take over; to hand over
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
surveillance camera; security camera
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
one's possessions; ownership
dwelling; house; residence; address
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate