company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
forcibly; against one's will
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
N-system (automatic number-plate recognition system)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to concern; to be related
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
large number (of); many; majority
in spite of; regardless of
nonprosecution; nonindictment
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle