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
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
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
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
an issue being settled; a case being closed
business discussion; negotiation
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick