blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
talking about memories; reminiscences
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to hide; to keep to oneself
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
young person; youth; young
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
one of these days; someday; one day
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
means; way; method; measure
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
(not) a single person; (no) one
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher