one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to send flying with a kick
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize