one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one-by-one; separately; in detail
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in the face of; in defiance of
group; party; team; squad; section
from the beginning; from scratch
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
physical condition; state of health
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
how can (one) do something
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
even if; even though; however; no matter how
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
advance; moving forward; progress
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)