stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
a push; another effort; one more effort
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to have an eye on; to zero in on
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
I appreciate your efforts
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sphere; circle; range; category
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to let slip; to slide; to glide
as soon as possible; ASAP
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
trial product; prototype model
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement