particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
winning streak; good time to make a profit
meanwhile; in the meantime
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
district; section; sector
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
members; member; constituent
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
large number (of); many; majority
to claim victims; to cause casualties
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member