senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
write jointly; collection of autographs
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
sex establishment; brothel
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to perceive; to understand
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
worst; poor and boring; uncool
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
sales promotion; hard selling
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
radical party; extremists
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
remaining silent; keeping secret
accounting; administration (of money)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment