leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
identification; background check; identity confirmation
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
warrant; summons; written order
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
high-quality goods; choice goods
10,000,000,000; ten billion
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb