intellectual-type gangster
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to shout (in anger); to yell
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
just a minute; small quantity
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
since then; from that time; ever since
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
pet dog; non-sporting dog
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
derailment; digression; deviation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
detective agency; enquiry agency
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
already known; well-known
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away