rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
conviction; belief; confidence
perception; sensing; noticing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
but; however; provided that
slight; thin; on the weak side
just one person; only one
strategy meeting; council of war
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
how many times; how often
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
one's physical safety; personal security
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
generation; lifetime; age
legitimate occupation; honest business
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
world; society; people; the public
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)