star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to claim victims; to leave casualties
last week; the week before
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
black-market channels; illegal channels
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
ingredient; component; composition
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduate; alumnus; alumna
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to have an idea; to have a clue
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial