to cut into (a conversation); to interject
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to live through; to survive
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to be handed down from generation to generation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
metal fittings; metal fixtures
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
underworld; underside of society
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say