pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
forcibly; by force; against one's will
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
former (incumbent); predecessor
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges; rent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to lean against; to set against
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
one's husband; one's wife
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even