crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
victim; injured party; sufferer
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
support; backing; aid; assistance
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
abundant harvest; bumper crop
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(United States of) America; USA