iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
stab wound; puncture wound
murder victim; body of a murder victim
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
land subsidence; decline in influence
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)
two days before; day before yesterday
storefront; front of a store
releasing on parole; conditional release
confidential; secret; classified
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
worst; poor and boring; uncool
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
just past noon; afternoon
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)