generation; the world; the age
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to chat; to chatter
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
intellectual-type gangster
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
direct control; direct supervision
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side