underground; unconventional; radical; shady
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
hostility; antagonism; opposition
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
torture to death; torment to death
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to be smeared; to be covered
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
brown envelope; manila envelope
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
(written) contract; agreement
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
separate; special; another; separately
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do