store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(police) detective; criminal matter
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
how can (one) do something
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
look!; there!; here!; that is
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
and; thereupon; because of that
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly