private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to employ; to hire; to charter
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
serious; severe; grave; acute
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
several years; a few years
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
it's no joke; gimme a break!
final scene; the end; finale
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
ordinary citizen; the general public
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
four (long cylindrical things)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
garden (esp. with trees); park
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong