wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
danger; peril; hazard; risk
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
underworld; underside of society
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person