middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
foster father; adoptive father
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
police; police officer; police station
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
sign out in front; front (for someone)
legal; lawful; legitimate
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
underworld; underside of society
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
society; public; community; social studies