Sasaki Yasushi (1908.1.25-1993.9.13)
Cabinet Information Research Office
front company (for an organized crime operation)
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
sampling a drink; tasting
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
mail; postal matter; postal item
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
intelligence operative; spy
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
real estate agent; realtor
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
very important person; VIP
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
directly; in person; firsthand
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to