March; third month of the lunar calendar
9th day of the month; nine days
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
underworld; underside of society
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
the place for; the time for; the level of
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
government management; state management
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs
tightening of regulations
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
metal fittings; metal fixtures