to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
pupil; student; schoolchild
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
inside one's heart; in one's mind
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
newspaper story (article, account)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out