neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
way; method; means; resource; course
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to pick a fight; to find fault
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
company president; manager; director
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
amusement parlour game which uses tokens (parlor)
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)