superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to employ; to hire; to charter
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
offering; presentation; donation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
composed expression; clear face
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
grasp; catch; understanding
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
front; frontage; facade; main
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts