-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
power; authority; influence
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
one after another; in succession
cooperation; coordination; link
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
first year of high school; first-year high school student
the same (age, social status); peer
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
about when; about what time; how soon
seniority by length of service
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to rule; to govern; to administer
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner