to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
artery; arterial road; major route
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
... years old; age (of) ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
while; during; while; although; all; both
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)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
personal; individual; private
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
failure; mistake; blunder
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to pretend; to act (as if)
witnessing; observing; sighting
mass communication; mass media
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during