bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to chase; to run after; to pursue
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
and; thereupon; because of that
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
party-internal; within the party
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to find fault with; to question
and then; and so; and; so then
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect