zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
group; bunch; crowd; group
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
fate; chance; relationship; tie
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
(another's) daughter; young lady
even though; despite; when
to spread; to be propagated
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to be profitable; to yield a profit
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
consequently; as a result; in the end
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
command; commander; commandant
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon