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idea; plan

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money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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ten percent

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unconditional

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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front company (for an organized crime operation)

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boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

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one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)

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advertising expenses

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accounting; administration (of money)

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publicity or advertising expenses

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including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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secret; private; surreptitious

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plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

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pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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to rescue; to free

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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to cast down one's eyes

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

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dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

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debate; discussion

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commentator

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critic; reviewer; commentator

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny

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foreign country

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right of self defense; right of self defence

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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scholarship; scientific attainments

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

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