changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
to sell off; to sell completely
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
to refuse; to decline; to deny
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
head; brains; intelligence
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to cut off (a relationship)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
second generation; second; junior
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to smash violently; to crush
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
just you wait and see (as a threat)