leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
to telephone; to make a phone call
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
official business; public business
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
street at night; making a night journey
early to bed early to rise
impression; strong belief; conviction
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
disinfection; sterile filtration
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)
all-America; pan-American; all of America