to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to employ; to hire; to charter
setting up specially; special installation
police force; police squad
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
influential person; man of importance
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to need; to call for; to require
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
common people; ordinary people; masses
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
old friend; familiar face
stepping back; drawing back
charcoal; charred remains
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
casting; cast-metal object
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)