relation; connection; relevance
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
sincere; honest; faithful
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
last week; the week before
glossy paper; enamelled paper; coated paper
gold tooling; gilt tooling
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
being rampant; domination
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
people (esp. kids) who spend a lot of time in the streets (of their residential areas), being noisy; group of politicians who support highway construction interests; (lit.) highway tribe
even though it is not; despite not
buying; purchasing; procurement
March; third month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
underworld; underside of society
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
the place for; the time for; the level of
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
government management; state management
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs
tightening of regulations
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled