denting; buckling; giving (in); bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
organized crime group; yakuza group; police unit handling organized crime groups
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
rationality; reasonableness
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
seeming very ...; just like ...
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
unidentifiable; unidentified
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
trouble; bother; annoyance
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
ninja implement (shuriken, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
about when; about what time; how soon
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism