bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
settlement; solution; resolution
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
philanthropic activity; charity work
the reverse; other side; lining
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
society; the world; the times
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
every month; each month; monthly
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off