palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
automatic transmission (sending)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
important point; point to make note of
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to increase; to add to; to augment
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
banquet or reception hall
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
exactly as stated; verbatim
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
just because; even if; even though
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
climb high; more expensive than expected
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men