it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
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
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.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
front company (for an organized crime operation)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
accounting; administration (of money)
publicity or advertising expenses
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
secret; private; surreptitious
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
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
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
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)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
critic; reviewer; commentator
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
right of self defense; right of self defence
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)