(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
smuggling; contraband trade
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to leave as is; to ignore
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
government; administration
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
position; location; base; point; site
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
not a little; not a few; considerable
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on