deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
the way back; the way home; return trip
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
gambling den; gambling house
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
stranger; tramp; wanderer
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
murder; killing; murderer
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff