embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
deposit; payment; money received; money due
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
quite; utterly; really; completely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
whistleblower; inside informant
job; work; duties; trade; skill
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to have a smattering knowledge of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to rise; to erect; to get up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(together) with; -wide; including