Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
house search (e.g. by the police)
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
deposit; payment; money received; money due
wearing one's hair in braids
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to set up shop; to open a store
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)