a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to detain; to check; to restrain
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
how long; how far; how much
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
transactions; dealings; business
well-known; noted; celebrated
to be intimate with; to befriend
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
selling like hotcakes; explosive sales
decision; settlement; definition
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
company; corporation; workplace
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)