securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
footwear; footgear; shoes
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
police; police officer; police station
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
event; phenomenon; matter
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation