counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
organized crime; organised crime
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
members; member; constituent
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
a few years ago; some years back
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
already; now; no longer; not any more
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
with a friendly grin; smilingly
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
compensation; equivalent value; consideration