black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
many; much; plenty; hardly
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
one's possessions; ownership
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
wife and children; (arch.) wife
plural; multiple; several
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
capital strength (of an enterprise)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
rival candidate; opposing candidate
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
one day; (on) a certain day
this occasion; at this time; now
departure; leaving; going away; recession
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
board of directors; board of trustees
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
way; method; means; resource; course
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy