to take away; to carry off
head; chief; boss; leader
indictment; prosecution; complaint
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to feel a chill run down one's spine
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
distant place; faraway location; far away
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
silence; stillness; quietness
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor