formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to throw down the gauntlet
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
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); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
in public; in company; in the presence of others
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
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
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
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; 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
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
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); vital point
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 someone in the act of committing a crime
police identification card
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card