complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to well up; to burst; to arise
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
bygones; the past; past event
brilliant; bright; dazzling
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown