certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
three; three years of age
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
stabbing to death; putting out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
counsel; defender; advocate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be lacking in options; to be too few
penalty; sentence; punishment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
this sort of; this type of
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
chance (of success); odds
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience