to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
group; bunch; crowd; group
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dominion; territory; possession
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
just one person; only one
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to fall off; to tumble down
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tag (children's game); tig
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly