gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
head of the student council; president of the student council
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
about when; about what time; how soon
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
street; quarter; district; area
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
home area; home town; local
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
lawless area; lawless district
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy