all companies; each company
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
quite; utterly; really; completely
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
source of funds; source of money
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
drama; theatre; theater; play
traditional; customary; conventional
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
grand event; grand enterprise
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
all times and places; all ages and countries
popular name; common name; given name
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
popularization; popularisation
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
National Police Agency; NPA
leadership; initiative; spearhead
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to take a picture; to take a photo
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface