moneylending; moneylender
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
as before; as ever; as it was originally
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
enterprise; business; company; corporation
template; run of the mill; formulaic
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
(fish) biting at every cast
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
bacterium; bacteria; germ