a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
tradition; legend; folklore
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
househusband; stay-at-home dad
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other