under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
interference; meddling; butting in
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
perfect; complete; flawless
function; facility; faculty; feature
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
star player; star athlete
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
overall victory; championship
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
armed might; military power; the sword; force
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
button (clothing); push-button
outside of; not covered by
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
in succession; one by one
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
newspaper reporter; print journalist
trade; buying and selling
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)