worthless; pointless; useless
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
police; police officer; police station
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
accurate; correct; precise; exact
three generations; three periods; third generation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
management; administration; operation
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
trend of the times; way things are going
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
armed might; military power; the sword; force
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains