and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
intensification; aggravation
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
drama; play; powerful drug
home area; home town; local
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
newspaper story (article, account)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
several people; a few people
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
members; member; constituent
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
river; stream; River; the ... river
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
please (give me); please (do for me)