as (for); for; in the capacity of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
overall; general; as a whole
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
principal occupation; core business
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
human trafficking; slave trade
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
sex slave; sexual slavery
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be worried; to be troubled
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
student (esp. a university student)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion