to throw down the gauntlet
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
android; artificial human; robot
information; experience; knowledge; observation
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
as is usual with; in common with
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
ordinary citizen; the general public
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
police identification card