flour; meal; powder; dust
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
smuggling; contraband trade
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to watch over; to watch attentively
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to make an appearance; to show up
connection; link; relationship
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
matter for great congratulation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words