black-market lending; illegal loan
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to run away; to escape safely
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
occupation; calling; livelihood
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
accurate; correct; precise; exact
true state; actual condition; reality
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
under control (e.g. of territory)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
unknown; obscure; insignificant
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
(political) power; authority; influence
production (e.g. play); direction
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of