to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
human rights; civil liberties
without cause; without reason
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
name recognition; established reputation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to set up shop; to open a store
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
powerful person; influential person
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
right under; directly below
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
polite; courteous; hospitable
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)