bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
way (of doing); manner; method
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
fighting stance; fighting pose
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
many; numerous; various; large number of
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
par; equivalence; face value; parity
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
admiration; being impressed (by)
one person; ordinary; common
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)