promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
power; authority; jurisdiction
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
salary reduction; salary cut
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
share; portion; quota; cut
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
order; directive; instructions; command
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
reduction by half; halving
promotion; raising of status
direct control; direct supervision
outsider; someone outside of a group
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
friction; discord; strife
maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
job; work; duties; trade; skill
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is