intellectual-type gangster
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to shout (in anger); to yell
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
since then; from that time; ever since
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon 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 someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
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; established
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; 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
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)