end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
desire for money for one's enjoyment (esp. as a motive for a crime)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
discovery; detection; finding
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
source of funds; source of money
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
M&A; mergers and acquisitions
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
existence; being; presence
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
South Korean national residing in Japan (esp. one who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook