daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
solidarity; joint; collective
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
hostile party; enemy side
everybody; every last one of them; all
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
position; location; base; point; site
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
sense of unity; sense of oneness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to tower over the surroundings
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
reign; being on the throne
thousands; several thousand
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening