serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as usual; as is one's habit
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
vice; immorality; corruption
higher rank; better position
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
petty underling; small fry
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
condition; situation; prospects
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
(squad of) police; police force
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get