ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
you could say; you might say; verging on the
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Fourth Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating organized crime and the yakuza
dozens; scores of; decades
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
remittance; sending money; transferring money
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
thousands; several thousand
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
circular; circulating letter
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
material; materials; data; information; documents
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
anonymity; using an assumed name
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
family structure; family composition; family makeup
abuser (of a person or animal)
foster father; adoptive father
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient