stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
Thierry, Count of Flanders
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
melancholy; gloom; depression
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
the real criminal; true culprit
to find out; to discover; to locate
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
common name; popular name
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
one by one; one after another; successively
absorption; suction; attraction
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
one large ...; a great ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
for example; for instance; e.g.
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
government; administration